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 traveler". The House of Hernán 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 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 (1938–2019), 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),