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Ellender 1

Ellender 2
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Respelling of German Elender, a nickname for a stranger or newcomer, from Middle High German ellende ‘strange’, ‘foreign’, or a habitational name for someone from any of twenty places named Elend, denoting a remote settlement, as for example in the Harz Mountains or in Carinthia, Austria.
Added 3/11/2017 by LMS
Edited 3/11/2017 by LMS