Nando is a name for males, popular in Switzerland (Graubünden) and Italy. It is often a short form (hypocorism) of Fernando. It is derived from the Germanic word nantha, meaning bold, reckless, brave.
Other forms are Ferdinand (male; Germanic) and Nándor (male; Hungarian) and Nanna/Nanda/Nande (female).
People named Nando include
Fernando Altimani (1893–1963), Italian racewalker
Ferdinando Nando Angelini (1933–2025), Italian actor
Nandcoomar Nando Bodha (born 1954), Mauritian politician, former Minister of Tourism & Leisure and former Minister of Agriculture
Fernando Nando Bruno (1895–1963), Italian actor
Fernando Nando Cicero (1931–1995), Italian film director, screenwriter and actor
Fernando Nando Có (born 1973), Bissau-Guinean former footballer
Nando de Colo (born 1987), French basketball player
Nando de Freitas, Zimbabwean computer scientist and Oxford professor
Fernando Nando García (born 1994), Spanish footballer commonly known as Nando
Nando Gatti (1927–?), South African lawn bowler
Ferdinando Gentile (born 1967), Italian former basketball player
Fernando Nando Gómez (born 1984), Spanish footballer commonly known as Nando
Fernando Nando González (1921–1988), Spanish footballer better known as Nando
Ferdinando Minoia (1884–1940), Italian racing driver
Fernando Nando Maria Neves (born 1978), Cape Verdean footballer
Fernando Nando Parrado (born 1949), Uruguayan plane crash survivor
Fernando Orsi (born 1959), Italian football manager and former goalkeeper
Fernando Quesada (born 1994), Spanish footballer
Nando Rafael (born 1984), Angolan footballer
Nando Reis (born 1963), Brazilian musician born José Fernando Gomes dos Reis
Miguel Vera (1932–1952), United States Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Nando Wormgoor (born 1992), Dutch footballer
Nando Yosu (1939–2016), Spanish footballer Fernando Trío Zabala