Enda is an Irish
given name
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Enda of Aran
Saint Enda of Aran (Éanna, Éinne or Endeus, died 530 AD) is an Irish saint. His feast day is 21 March.
Enda was a warrior-king of Oriel in Ulster, converted by his sister, Saint Fanchea, an abbess. About 484 he established the first Iri ...
(died c. 530), Irish saint
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Enda Barrett (born 1987), Irish hurler
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Enda Bonner
Enda Bonner (born October 1949) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and sportsperson. He was a councillor for the Glenties electoral area of Donegal County Council from 1999 to 2019. He was also a Senator from 1997 to 2002. He attempted to win ...
(born 1949), Irish politician
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Enda Colleran (1942–2004), Irish Gaelic football manager and player
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Enda Gormley (born 1966), Irish former Gaelic football player
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Enda Kenny
Enda Kenny (born 24 April 1951) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017, Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2017, Minister for Defence from May to July 2014 and 2016 to 2017, Leader of the Opposition from ...
(born 1951), Irish politician, Taoiseach of Ireland (2011–2017)
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Enda Kenny (singer)
Enda Kenny is an Irish-born Australian folk-singer and songwriter.
Kenny was born in Dublin, and migrated to Melbourne in 1987. He released his debut album, ''Twelve Songs'', in 1994. Though self-recorded and self-released, the album received gen ...
, Irish-born Australian folk singer and songwriter
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Enda Markey (born 1976), Irish-born Australia-based theatrical producer and former singer and actor
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Enda McCormick
Enda McCormick (born 1997/8) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who has played for Termon and both the Donegal and London county teams. He plays as a forward.
McCormick represented Donegal at minor and under-20 level. He was part of the team that ...
(born 1997/8), Irish Gaelic footballer
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Enda Oates
Enda Oates (born 1962), occasionally credited as Enda Oats, is an Irish stage, film, and television actor. He has received attention for his stagework, but is best known to Irish television audiences as the Reverend George Black in the long-r ...
(born 1962), Irish actor
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Enda McCallion
Enda McCallion (born 22 June 1967 in County Donegal) is an Irish film director. He studied at the Dún Laoghaire College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art in London, England.
He directed the 2000/2001 Metz alcopop advert " Forre ...
(born 1967), Irish film director
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Enda McDonagh
Enda McDonagh (27 June 1930 – 24 February 2021) was an Irish priest of the Catholic Church. He was ordained a priest in 1955 and served in the Archdiocese of Tuam. He was noted for being the official chaplain to Mary Robinson while she was ...
(1930–2021), Irish priest of the Catholic Church
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Enda Rowland
Enda Rowland (born 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays for Laois Senior Championship club Abbeyleix and is the captain of the Laois senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a goalkeeper.
Playing career Heywood Community School
Rowland fir ...
(born 1995), Irish hurler
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Enda Scahill
Enda Scahill is an Irish banjo player from Corofin, County Galway. He is a four-time All-Ireland Champion and has performed with The Fureys, Frankie Gavin and The Chieftains. He is an ex-member of The Brock McGuire Band. In 2006 he released th ...
, Irish banjo player
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Enda Stevens
Enda John Stevens (born 9 July 1990) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left back for club Sheffield United and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Stevens started his career at UCD. He has experience of football at a conti ...
(born 1990), Irish footballer
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Enda Varley
Enda Varley is a Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Mayo county team. He has played with the Garrymore and St Vincent's clubs, transferring there from his native club.
Varley started at right corner-forward and scored two ...
(), Irish Gaelic footballer
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Enda Walsh
Enda Walsh (born 1967) is an Irish playwright.
Biography
Enda Walsh was born in Kilbarrack, North Dublin on February 7, 1967. His father ran a furniture shop and his mother had been an actress. He is the second youngest of six children. Wal ...
(born 1967), Irish playwright
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Enda Williams
Enda Williams (born 1985) is a Gaelic footballer from County Longford, Ireland. He was a panel member of the Longford county team from 2004 to 2011. In 2012 he joined the Leitrim county team, where he spent 18 months before announcing his r ...
(born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer
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Enda (''Halloween''), a character from the 1979 novelization ''Halloween'' by Curtis Richards
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Ender
Ender may refer to:
Given name
* Ender Alkan, Turkish footballer
* Ender Arslan, Turkish basketball player
* Ender Inciarte, Venezuelan baseball player
* Ender Konca, Turkish footballer
Surname
* Erika Ender (born 1974), Panamanian singer, s ...
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List of Irish-language given names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given names and Anglicized or Latinized forms, with English equivalents. Some English-language names derive directly from the Irish: Kathleen = Caitlín, Shaun = Seán. S ...
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Irish-language masculine given names