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Connor (given name)

Connor
Pronunciation/ˈkɒnər/ KON-ər
GenderMale
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Gaelic
Word/nameConchobar
Meaning"Lover of Wolves" (or Hounds), Hunter
Region of originIrish and Hiberno-Norman
Other names
Related names
  • Conor (Proper Irish)
  • Conchúr (Irish)
  • Conomor (Cornish/Breton)
  • Connah (Welsh)
  • Konnor (North American)

Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word "Conchobhar", meaning "Lover of wolves” or "master of hounds" and sometimes taken to mean "hunter".[1] The most prominent person with this name in medieval Ireland was the Irish king Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king in Ulster described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, and the name was probably first anglicised to 'Conor' by the Hiberno-Normans.[citation needed]

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  • Conor Oberst (born 1980), American singer-songwriter
  • Conner Smith, American singer
  • Connor Brennan, American baritone saxophone player
  • Connor Lyttle, New Zealand musician
  • Connor McCrudden, American saxophone player

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Connor Moriarty (2000-2017), artist, sculptor, outdoorsman

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References

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  1. ^ "Baby Name Details".
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