Conway (given name) explained

Conway is a Welsh, Irish, and Scottish given name, the origin of which is unclear. It may originally have been an Anglicization of Welsh Conwy (derived from Old Welsh cyn "chief" and gwy "water");^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} of Irish Conbhuidhe or O Connmhachain;^[5] or of Scottish Gaelic Mac Conmheadha or Mac Connmhaigh.^[6]

Notable people with the name include:

• Conway Baker (1911–1997), American National Football League player
• Conway Barbour (1818–1876), American former slave and Arkansas state legislator
• Conway Berners-Lee (1921–2019), British mathematician and computer scientist
• Conway Elder (1880–1957), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
• Conway Hayman (1949–2020), American former football player and coach
• Conway LeBleu (1918–2007), American politician
• Conway Savage (1960–2018), Australian rock musician
• Conway Tearle (1878–1938), American early film actor
• Conway Twitty (1933–1993), American country music singer

References

1. Llandudno: its history and natural history, 1861, Richard Parry
2. A guide through North Wales, 1860, William Cathrall & Andrew Crombie Ramsay
3. Transactions, 1822, Cymmrodorion society
4. The pedestrian's guide through North Wales, 1838, George John Bennett
5. Web site: Conway Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms. January 2000 .
6. https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=conway