Endor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Endor

What is the meaning of the name Endor ?

The baby name Endor is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛn.dɔr/ — EN-dor.

Endor is Hebrew in Origin.

Endor is a biblical toponym turned given name, from Hebrew ‘En-Dor (עין־דור), literally “spring (or fountain) of Dor,” with Dor a place name; some scholars read dôr as “generation,” yielding “spring of generations.” It appears in the Hebrew Bible in 1 Samuel 28 (the “Witch of Endor”) and in Psalm 83. Through the Septuagint and Vulgate, the form Endor entered Greek and Latin, then English Bibles, fixing the spelling used today.

As a personal name, Endor is modern and rare, occasionally adopted in Jewish and Christian contexts for its scriptural resonance, and in wider culture via Star Wars associations. Usage is typically unisex. Variant renderings include En-dor, Eindor, and the spaced Ein Dor reflecting Israeli orthography; Endora functions as an English feminine elaboration. Related surname forms (Ein-Dor) occur in Israel. The name conveys imagery of a life-giving spring paired with memory, lineage, or the ancient town of Dor.