Connor (given name)

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Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word Conchobhar, meaning "justice", "master of hounds", or "lover of wolves". [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 Connor by the Hiberno-Normans.[citation needed]

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

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People named Conner

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  • Conner Bailey, a character in the children's novel series The Land of Stories
  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Baby Name Details".