The baby name Pender is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɛn.dər/ (PEN-der).
The baby name Pender is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɛn.dər/ (PEN-der).
Pender is English, Welsh in Origin.
Pender is a Cornish-rooted surname turned given name. Most bearers trace it to the Brythonic place-name element pen, “head, hill, promontory,” combined with derv/derow, “oak(s),” giving the sense “hill of the oaks” or “headland by the oaks.” In parts of England and Ireland it can also arise as a spelling of Pinder/Pindar, the medieval occupational term for a pound-keeper, so an alternate meaning is “keeper of the pound.”
As a first name, Pender surfaces from the 19th century in Britain and North America through the fashion for transferred surnames; it remains rare and broadly unisex. Variants and relatives include Pendar, Pendre, Pinder, Pindar, and the Cornish elaboration Pendarves. Short forms and nicknames such as Pen or Penny are common in contemporary use.
Pender is a rare find. There are only 25 recorded uses of it in our data, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Pender is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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