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]
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɒnər/ KON-ər |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Gaelic |
| Word/name | Conchobar |
| Meaning | "Lover of Wolves" (or Hounds), Hunter |
| Region of origin | Irish and Hiberno-Norman |
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Historical figures
edit- 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
editActors
edit- Connor Gibbs (born 2001), Canadian actor
- Connor Paolo (born 1990), American actor
- Connor Swindells (Born 1996), English actor
Musicians
edit- 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
editSportspeople
editAmerican football (gridiron)
edit- 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
edit- Connor Robertson (born 1981), American baseball player
- Connor Seabold (born 1996), American baseball player
- Connor Wong (born 1996), American baseball player
Football (soccer)
edit- Connor Calcutt (born 1993), English footballer
- Connor Chapman (born 1994), Australian footballer
- Connor Hughes (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer
- Connor James (soccer) (born 1996), Canadian soccer player
- Connor Pain (born 1993), Australian footballer
- Connor Randall (born 1995), English footballer
- Connor Wickham (born 1993), English footballer
- Connor Wood (footballer) (born 1996), English footballer
Ice hockey
edit- Connor Bedard (born 2005), Canadian ice hockey player
- Connor Carrick (born 1994), American ice hockey player
- Connor Clifton (born 1995), American ice hockey player
- Connor Hellebuyck (born 1993), American ice hockey player
- Connor James (ice hockey) (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
- Connor McDavid (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
- Connor McMichael (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
- Connor Murphy (born 1993), American ice hockey player
Other sports
edit- Connor Arendell (born 1990), American golfer
- Connor Behan (born 1991), British motorcycle racer
- Connor Essegian (born 2003), American basketball player
- Connor Grimes (born 1983), Canadian field hockey player
- Connor Wood (basketball) (born 1993), Canadian basketball player
- Conor McGregor (MMA) (born 1988), Irish mixed martial artist
Other fields
edit- Connor Ball (born 1996), British musician
- Connor Brown (disambiguation), several people
- Connor Colquhoun (born 1996), British YouTuber and voice actor
- Connor Franta (born 1992), American vlogger
- Connor Michalek (2005–2014), American cancer patient
Connor Moriarty (2000-2017), artist, sculptor, outdoorsman
Fictional characters
edit- 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 Detroit: Become Human
- Ratonhnhaké:ton, 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 Pingrey in the animated TV series Louds
- 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
- Connor Stoll, a side character in the book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians
People named Conner
edit- Conner Greene (born 1995), American baseball player
- Conner Harrell (born 2004), American football player
- Conner Henry (born 1963), American basketball coach
- Conner O'Malley (born 1986) American comedian and writer
- Conner Reeves (born 1972), English singer and songwriter
- Conner Rousseau (born 1992), Belgian politician
Fictional characters
edit- Conner Bailey, a main character in Chris Colfer's 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
- Conner, the father of the main heroine protagonist Rebecca Bluegarden from the manga and anime Edens Zero
People named Konnor
edit- 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
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