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 bishop
Hernán Andrade (born 1960), Mexican racewalker
Hernán Barcos (born 1984), Argentinian football player
Hernán Barreneche (born 1939), retired long-distance runner
Hernán Behn (19th century), Puerto Rican businessperson
Hernán Bernardello (born 1986), Argentine football midfielder
Hernán Boyero (born 1979), Argentine football striker
Hernán Büchi (born 1949), Chilean economist and politician
Hernán Buenahora (born 1967), Colombian road racing cyclist
Hernán Caputto (born 1974), Argentine footballer
Hernán Carrasco Vivanco (21st century), former Chilean football (soccer) manager
Hernán Cattáneo (21st century), Argentinian house DJ
Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), Spanish conquistador
Hernán Crespo (born 1975), Argentine international footballer
Hernán Cristante (born 1969), Argentine goalkeeper
Hernán Santa Cruz (1906-1999), Chilean delegate to the United Nations
Hernán Darío Gómez (born 1956), Colombian ex-football player and manager
Hernán Díaz (born 1965), former Argentine football right back
Hernán Dovarganes (born 1971), Mexican -American Marketer & business expert
Hernán Elizondo Arce (born 1920), Costa Rican novelist and poet
Hernán Figueroa (born 1927), Chilean decathlete
Hernán Fredes (born 1987), Argentine football midfielder
Hernán Gamboa (born 1946), Venezuelan musician
Hernán Gaviria (1969–2002), Colombian football midfielder
Hernán Giraldo (21st century), Colombian murderer
Adrián Hernán González (born 1976), Argentine football midfielder
Hernán Gumy (born 1972), former tennis player
Hernán Iribarren (born 1984), Major League Baseball utility player
Hernán Larraín (born 1947), conservative Chilean lawyer, university lecturer, and politician
Hernán Losada (born 1982), Argentine football midfielder
Hernán Maisterra (born 1972), retired Argentine footballer
Hernán Mattiuzzo (born 1984), Argentine football midfielder
Hernán Medford (born 1968), Costa Rican soccer player and coach
Hernán Medina Calderón (born 1937), Colombian road racing cyclist
Jorge Hernán Monge (21st century), former Costa Rican soccer player
Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre (1912–1981), President of Guatemala
Hernán Darío Muñoz (born 1973), Colombian road racing cyclist
Hernán Neira (born 1960), Chilean writer
Hernán Nuñez (1475–1553), Spanish humanist, classicist, philologist, and paremiographer
Facundo Hernán Quiroga (born 1978), Argentine football defender
Hernán Orjuela (born 1958), Colombian host
Hernán Padilla (born 1938), retired physician
Hernán Paolo Dellafiore (born 1985), Argentine-Italian football central defender
Hernán Patiño (1966–1995), Colombian road cyclist
Hernán Peirone (born 1986), Argentine football striker
Hernán Pellerano (born 1984), Argentine football defender
Hernán Pérez de Ovando (13th century), Spanish nobleman
Hernán Pereyra (born 1970), Argentine cricketer
Hernán Ramírez Necochea (1917–1979), Chilean historian
Hernán Rengifo (born 1983), Peruvian football player
Hernán Rivera Letelier (born 1950), Chilean novelist
Hernán Rodrigo López (born 1978), Uruguayan football player
Hernán Sandoval (born 1983), Guatemalan football striker
Hernán Senillosa (born 1977), Argentine rugby union player
Hernán Siles Zuazo (1914–1996), politician from Bolivia
Hernán Silva (born 1948), retired Chilean football referee
Hernán Toro (born circa 1950), Venezuelan cinematographer
Hernán Trizano (1860–1926), Chilean-Italian military and police
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Hernan Bas (born 1978), American painter
