Connor (given name) explained
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| Connor |
| Gender: | Male |
| Origin: | Conchobar |
| Language: | English |
| Language origin: | Gaelic |
| Region: | Irish and Hiberno-Norman |
| Meaning: | "Lover of Wolves" (or Hounds), Hunter |
| Related Names: | - Conor (Proper Irish)
- Conchúr (Irish)
- Conomor (Cornish/Breton)
- Connah (Welsh)
- Konnor (North American)
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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.
Historical figures
- Connor King of Connacht, 12th-century king
- Connor mac Tadg, 10th-century king and eponym of the Clan O'Connor
- Connor O'Brien, King of Thomond, 16th-century king
- Connor 'The Tawny' McKiernan, 14th-century chieftain
- Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thormond, 16th-century peer and militia leader
- Saint Connor O'Devany, 16th-century bishop and martyr
- Connor Maguire, 2nd Baron of Enniskillen, Irish peer and rebel leader
- Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare (1605–1670), Irish peer
People named Connor
Actors
Musicians
- 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
Politicians
Sportspeople
American football (gridiron)
- Connor Barth (born 1986), American football player
- Connor Barwin (born 1986), American football player
- Connor Davis (born 1994), American football player
- Connor Galvin (born 2000), American football player
- Connor Hamlett (born 1992), American football player
- Connor Heyward (born 1999), American football player
- Connor Hughes (American football) (born 1983), American football player
- Connor Lew (born 2005), American football player
- Connor McGovern (American football, born 1993), American football player
- Connor McGovern (American football, born 1997), American football player
- Connor Shaw (born 1991), American football player
- Connor Williams (American football) (born 1997), American football player
Baseball
Football (soccer)
Ice hockey
Other sports
Other fields
Fictional characters
- Connor (Angel), a primary character in the television series Angel
- Connor the Streamlined engine, in the television series Thomas & Friends
- Connor, one of the three android protagonists of the videogame
- , the protagonist of Assassin's Creed III, who adopts the Westernised name "Connor Kenway" to pass in Colonial circles
- Connor Costello, in the Australian medical drama All Saints
- Connor Hawke, a DC Comics superhero
- Connor Kluff, in the manga and anime Tegami Bachi
- Connor Jung, a side character in the anime High School DxD
- Connor Lassiter, in the Neal Shusterman novel Unwind
- Connor MacLeod, in the Highlander film and television series
- Connor Mason, in the TV show Timeless
- Connor Murphy, in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen
- Connor Perkins in the 2018 film The Hurricane Heist
- Dr. Connor Rhodes, a main character in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med
- Connor Rooney, in the 2002 film Road to Perdition
- Connor Temple, in the ITV series Primeval
- Connor Walsh, in the television series How to Get Away with Murder
- Connor MacManus, in the movie Boondock Saints
- Connor Baily, in the book The Land of Stories
- Connor Roy, in the HBO series Succession
- Connor Owens, in the TV show Ugly Betty
- Connor, in the 2023 Dreamworks Animation film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
- Connor Frio, a character living in Sunset Valley from the video game The Sims 3
People named Conner
Fictional characters
- Conner Kent, Super-boy, from DC comics, cloned from both Superman and Lex Luthor
- Conner McKnight in the television series Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
- Conner Cooper, the late father of Sly in the Sly Cooper video game series
People named Konnor
- Konnor (wrestler) (born 1980), ring name of Ryan Parmeter, American wrestler
- Konnor McClain (born 2005), American female artistic gymnast
- Konnor Pilkington (born 1997), American baseball player
- Max Konnor (born 1986 or 1987), American gay pornographic film actor
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Baby Name Details .
