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 (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), 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 (born 1948), retired Chilean football referee
 * Hernán Toro (born circa 1950), Venezuelan cinematographer
 * Hernán Trizano (1860–1926), Chilean-Italian military and police


 * In USA without the accent:
 * Hernan Bas (born 1978), American painter
 * Hernan Diaz (21st century) Argentine-American writer