Ender

There really needs to be separate "number 2" entry for this name, as its use for boys in modern English-speaking countries is NOT a transfer of the name from Turkey but is instead inspired by the fictional character Ender Wiggin, created by author Orson Scott Card for his 1985 novel "Ender's Game." There have been several sequels to that novel published, and a film based on it was released in 2013.

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In the book Ender is a nickname for Andrew based on the character's sister mispronouncing Andrew when she was a small child. However, Card may also have chosen it because in the plot of this science fiction novel Ender, an expert electronic game player, is tricked into completely destroying the planet of a species called the Buggers when he's told he's only playing a holographic simulation. So he becomes the "Ender" of that species.

Another linguistic root to consider is that ëndërr means 'dream' in Albanian.

Coincides with the word in English.