Fernand TOURNAIRE was born on 7 June 1927, in Mouans-Sartoux, Alpes-Maritimes, France as the son of Gabriel TOURNAIRE and Emilia LAURA. He died on 13 March 2012, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France, at the age of 84.
From a Spanish name, originally Ferdinando (now Hernán), which is of Germanic (Visigothic) origin, derived from farð ‘journey’ (or possibly an altered form of frið ‘peace’) + nand ‘ready, prepared’. This was a traditional name in the royal families of Spain from an early date. It appeared in Britain in the 16th century, having been introduced by Roman Catholic supporters of Queen Mary I , who married Philip II of Spain in 1554 .
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