Hernán is a Spanish masculine given name, originating from Germanic Hernan in the Visigoth culture in Spain. It is the Latinized version of the compound name Fard-nanth, which seems to mean "gentle traveler" or "spiritual pilgrim". The House of Hernan gave its name to those with the surname Hernández, the -ez at the end denoting membership of that House. The surname, like many Spanish surnames, is of Teutonic-Gothic origin.
It is not connected with "Herman" - also of Germanic origin, but a different one.
Persons with the given name include:
Hernán Alvarado Solano (1946–2011), Colombian Roman Catholic bishopHernán Andrade (born 1960), Mexican racewalkerHernán Barcos (born 1984), Argentinian football playerHernán Barreneche (born 1939), retired long-distance runnerHernán Behn (19th century), Puerto Rican businesspersonHernán Bernardello (born 1986), Argentine football midfielderHernán Boyero (born 1979), Argentine football strikerHernán Büchi (born 1949), Chilean economist and politicianHernán Buenahora (born 1967), Colombian road racing cyclistHernán Caputto (born 1974), Argentine footballerHernán Carrasco Vivanco (21st century), former Chilean football (soccer) managerHernán Cattáneo (21st century), Argentinian house DJHernán Cortés (1485–1547), Spanish conquistadorHernán Crespo (born 1975), Argentine international footballerHernán Cristante (born 1969), Argentine goalkeeperHernán Santa Cruz (1906-1999), Chilean delegate to the United NationsHernán Darío Gómez (born 1956), Colombian ex-football player and managerHernán Díaz (born 1965), former Argentine football right backHernán Dovarganes (born 1971), Mexican -American Marketer & business expertHernán Elizondo Arce (born 1920), Costa Rican novelist and poetHernán Figueroa (born 1927), Chilean decathleteHernán Fredes (born 1987), Argentine football midfielderHernán Gamboa (born 1946), Venezuelan musicianHernán Gaviria (1969–2002), Colombian football midfielderHernán Giraldo (21st century), Colombian murdererAdrián Hernán González (born 1976), Argentine football midfielderHernán Gumy (born 1972), former tennis playerHernán Iribarren (born 1984), Major League Baseball utility playerHernán Larraín (born 1947), conservative Chilean lawyer, university lecturer, and politicianHernán Losada (born 1982), Argentine football midfielderHernán Maisterra (born 1972), retired Argentine footballerHernán Mattiuzzo (born 1984), Argentine football midfielderHernán Medford (born 1968), Costa Rican soccer player and coachHernán Medina Calderón (born 1937), Colombian road racing cyclistJorge Hernán Monge (21st century), former Costa Rican soccer playerElfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre (1912–1981), President of GuatemalaHernán Darío Muñoz (born 1973), Colombian road racing cyclistHernán Neira (born 1960), Chilean writerHernán Nuñez (1475–1553), Spanish humanist, classicist, philologist, and paremiographerFacundo Hernán Quiroga (born 1978), Argentine football defenderHernán Orjuela (born 1958), Colombian hostHernán Padilla (born 1938), retired physicianHernán Paolo Dellafiore (born 1985), Argentine-Italian football central defenderHernán Patiño (1966–1995), Colombian road cyclistHernán Peirone (born 1986), Argentine football strikerHernán Pellerano (born 1984), Argentine football defenderHernán Pérez de Ovando (13th century), Spanish noblemanHernán Pereyra (born 1970), Argentine cricketerHernán Ramírez Necochea (1917–1979), Chilean historianHernán Rengifo (born 1983), Peruvian football playerHernán Rivera Letelier (born 1950), Chilean novelistHernán Rodrigo López (born 1978), Uruguayan football playerHernán Sandoval (born 1983), Guatemalan football strikerHernán Senillosa (born 1977), Argentine rugby union playerHernán Siles Zuazo (1914–1996), politician from BoliviaHernán Silva (born 1948), retired Chilean football refereeHernán Toro (born circa 1950), Venezuelan cinematographerHernán Trizano (1860–1926), Chilean-Italian military and policeIn USA without the accentHernan Bas (born 1978), American painter