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Updated February 15, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • English : nickname from fend, a shortened form of defend, thus ‘defender’.
  • South German : from Alemannic Venner ‘flag bearer’, ‘ensign’ or Fähndrich, which has the same meaning (see Fenrich).
  • South German : variant of Fendler.

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