# Hernán

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), Argentine 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), Argentine 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 (born 1948), Colombian murderer
* Adrián Hernán González (born 1976), Argentine football midfielder
* Hernán Gumy (born 1972), Argentine tennis player and coach
* 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 Luna (born 1999), Colombian football winger
* 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), 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 Piquín (born 1973), Argentine dancer and actor
* 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 (1948–2017), Chilean football referee
* Hernán Toro (born circa 1950), Venezuelan cinematographer
* Hernán Trizano (1860–1926), Chilean-Italian military and police
* Hernán Vodanovic (1946–2025), Chilean politician

## In USA without the accent

* Hernan Bas (born 1978), American painter
* Hernan Diaz (21st century) Argentine-American writer