I did a little sleuthing on the Ferdinand mystery... and I'm left with more questions lol. Ferdinand came from a comment made by Shirley Temple that most people thought referred to the prince, but actually referred to Ferdinand the bull, a Disney character from a cartoon short. Other prince names floating around (that seem to originate from Disney in some way) are Florian and Frederick. Disney Archivist Dave Smith says the prince has no official name. Confusing!