Ender is a masculine Turkish given name, derived from the Arabic word Andar (اندر) meaning extremely rare. It is also a family name, prevalent in families of German or Austrian origin and, as a surname, it is derived from the Middle High German word 'entar', which meant 'edge' or 'end'. People with the name (whether as a given name or a surname) include:

Given name

Ender Alkan Ender Alkan (born January 2, 1977, in Zara, Turkey, Zara, Sivas Province) is a Turkish people, Turkish association football, football coach and former player who currently serves as the manager of Darıca Gençlerbirliği. He played as an attacking ...

(born 1977), Turkish footballer * Ender Arslan (born 1983), Turkish basketball player * Ender Aygören (born 2000), Turkish footballer * Ender Chávez (born 1981), Venezuelan baseball coach *

Ender Darling In 2015 and 2016, a controversy occurred on Facebook and Tumblr concerning Ender Darling (born ), a neopagan witches, neopagan witch who took human bones from a cemetery in New Orleans for use in rituals. Darling posted to the Facebook group Que ...

(born 1990 or 1991), American neopagan witch * Ender Eroğlu (born 1985), Turkish rapper, stage name Norm Ender *

Ender Günlü Ender Günlü (born 9 May 1984) is a French Association football, footballer of Turkish people, Turkish descent, who plays as a midfielder for Sohar Club, Sohar SC in the Omani League. Career Günlü started his career in the youth team of Olym ...

(born 1984), French-Turkish footballer *

Ender Inciarte Ender David Inciarte Montiel (born October 29, 1990) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, and New York Mets. He made his MLB debut in 2014. ...

(born 1990), Venezuelan baseball player * Ender Konca (born 1947), Turkish footballer * Ender Memet (born 1967), Romanian wrestler * Ender Thomas (born 1977), Venezuelan singer-songwriter

Surname

* Axel Ender (1853–1920), Norwegian painter and sculptor * Boris Ender * Eduard Ender (1822–1883), Austrian painter, son of Johann Ender * Elma Salinas Ender (born 1953), American attorney *

Erika Ender Erika María Ender Simoes (born 21 December 1974) is a Panamanian-American singer and songwriter. In addition to her singing career, Ender is considered one of the most important and prolific composers in the Latin music market today. Along with ...

(born 1974), Panamanian singer, songwriter and actress * Erwin Josef Ender (1937–2022), German prelate of Roman Catholic Church *

Hans Ender The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross () and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across ...

(1910–1993), German officer and Knight's Cross recipient * Joachim Ender, German electrical engineer *

Johann Ender Johann Nepomuk Ender (3 November 1793 – 16 March 1854) was an Austrian portrait painter and engraver. Biography He spent several years studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, where he had his debut with his canvas depicting the death of ...

(1793–1854), Austrian painter and engraver * Kornelia Ender (born 1958), East German swimmer, multiple Olympic champion *

Maria Ender Maria Vladimirovna Ender (1897, St. Petersburg - 1942, Leningrad) was a Russian artist and researcher. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Ender came from a family with German roots. She was sister to also artists Ksenia Ender, Boris Ender, and Yuri ...

Maria Elisabeth Ender Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres (; 1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. She was known for her sultry voice, eccentric performances, and ...

, known as Mariska Veres *

Thomas Ender Thomas Ender (3 November 1793, Vienna - 28 September 1875, Vienna) was an Austrian landscape painter and watercolorist. Life and work He was born to Johann Ender, a junk dealer, and was the twin brother of Johann Nepomuk Ender, a history pain ...

(1793–1875), Austrian painter *

Wolfgang Ender Wolfgang Ender (born 8 October 1946) is a Liechtensteiner former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Ender crashed during training days before the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Oly ...

(born 1946), Olympic Alpine skier from Liechtenstein

In fiction

Ender Wiggin Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is a fictional character from Orson Scott Card's 1985 science fiction novel ''Ender's Game'' and its sequels (''Speaker for the Dead'', ''Xenocide'', ''Children of the Mind'', '' Ender in Exile''), as well as in the first ...

, character from Orson Scott Card's ''

Ender's Game ''Ender's Game'' is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with an insectoid alien species they ...

'' science fiction series *The prefix ender-, a prefix in the video game ''

Minecraft ''Minecraft'' is a 2011 sandbox game developed and published by the Swedish video game developer Mojang Studios. Originally created by Markus Persson, Markus "Notch" Persson using the Java (programming language), Java programming language, the ...

'' (made by

Mojang Studios Mojang AB, trading as Mojang Studios, is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm. A first-party developer for Xbox Game Studios, the studio is best known for developing the sandbox and survival game ''Minecraft'', the best-selli ...

), which denotes mobs (characters) that are found in the End (a dimension in the game) by appearing at the start of the word for the mob, like for example ''ender''mite or ''ender''man

Other uses

*"Ender", a song by A from ''

How Ace Are Buildings ''How Ace Are Buildings'' is the debut album by British alternative rock band A, released in 1997. The album was re-released in 1998, in cassette and Limited Edition 12" formats. Whereas the cassette featured the same tracks, the 12" album als ...

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