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Connor (given name)

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Pronunciation
  
/ˈkɒnər/ KON-ər

Language(s)
  
English

Word/name
  
Conchobar

Gender
  
Male

Language(s)
  
Irish

Meaning
  
"lover of hounds"

Connor is an Irish and Scottish male given name, anglicised from the Celtic word "Conchobhar", meaning "lover of hounds", its popularity likely derived from the name of Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king of Ulster described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Variant forms of Connor include Conor and Conner. In its native Ireland, the Conor version is among the most popular of boys' given names.

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People with the given name Connor

  • Connor Ball (born 1996), British musician
  • Connor Barth (born 1986), American footballer
  • Connor Barwin (born 1986), American footballer
  • Connor Franta (born 1992), American vlogger
  • Connor Gibbs (born 2001), Canadian actor
  • Connor Grimes (born 1983), Canadian field hockey player
  • Connor Hamlett (born 1992), American football player
  • Connor Hughes (American football) (born 1983), American football placekicker
  • Connor Hughes (footballer) (born 1993), English football player
  • Connor Murphy (born 1993), American ice hockey player
  • Connor Pain (born 1993), Australian footballer
  • Connor Paolo (born 1990), American actor
  • Connor Randall (born 1995), English footballer
  • Connor Robertson (born 1981), American baseball player
  • Connor Wickham (born 1993), English footballer

    • Fictional characters

  • Connor (Angel), a primary character in the television series Angel
  • Connor Costello in the Australian medical drama All Saints
  • Connor DeLaurier in Degrassi: The Next Generation
  • Connor Hawke, a hero from DC comics
  • Connor MacLeod, the main character from the Highlander movies
  • Connor McManus, one of the two main characters from the movie The Boondock Saints
  • Connor Mead in the movie Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
  • Connor Owens in the ABC series Ugly Betty
  • Connor Temple in the ITV series Primeval
  • Connor Tempest in the Vampirates book series
  • Connor Walsh, in the television series How to Get Away with Murder
  • Connor in the movie The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
  • Connor, one of Ellis and Duffield's webcomic FreakAngels
  • Ratonhnhaké:ton, the protagonist of Assassin's Creed III, who adopts the Westernised name "Connor" to pass in Colonial circles
  • Connor the Streamlined engine in the television series Thomas & Friends

    • People with the given name Conner

  • Conner Henry (born 1963), basketball coach and retired player
  • Conner Reeves (born 1972), English singer and songwriter

    • Fictional characters

  • Conner McKnight, in the television series Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
  • Conner Maguire, a class bully in the 2002 teen comedy The New Guy
  • Conner Kent, Superboy, from DC comics, cloned from both Superman and Lex Luthor

    • References

    Connor (given name) Wikipedia
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