FENDER

FENDER. The O. E. fend signifies to defend, (see Halliwell in roc.) ; a ' Fender' may therefore mean a defender, and this indeed is almost proved by the Le Fendur of the H. R. — An appellation given in commemoration of some remarkable exploit.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.