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Conor

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Gender
  
Masculine

Language(s)
  
Irish

Variant form(s)
  
Connor, Conner

Language(s)
  
English

Meaning
  
lover of hounds

Word/name
  
Conchobhar Conchubhar Conaire

Conor is a male given name that comes from the Irish name Conchobhar/Conchubhar or from the name Conaire, found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other heroes. It is popular in the English-speaking world. Conor has recently become a popular name in North America and in Great Britain, although outside Ireland the name is often spelled Connor, Conner and sometimes Konnor.

Notable people named Conor

  • Conor Brady, former editor of The Irish Times
  • Conor Burns, a British Conservative Party politician
  • Conor Casey, former World Cup player for USA, current MLS player for the Colorado Rapids
  • Conor Cruise O'Brien, Irish politician and commentator
  • Conor Deasy, indie-pop singer
  • Conor Maynard, pop singer
  • Conor Gill, lacrosse player
  • Conor Henderson, English-Irish footballer
  • Conor Jackson, Boston Red Sox outfielder
  • Conor Knighton, San Francisco-based actor
  • Conor Larkin, hero of the book Trinity by Leon Uris
  • Conor Lenihan, Irish politician
  • Conor MacNeill, Northern Irish actor
  • Conor McBride, computer scientist
  • Conor McGregor, MMA fighter
  • Conor McPherson, Irish playwright
  • Conor Murphy, Irish politician
  • Conor Niland, Irish tennis player
  • Conor Oberst, American singer-songwriter best known for his work in the band Bright Eyes
  • Conor O'Brian (born 1980), ring name of American professional wrestler Ryan Parmeter, also known as Konnor
  • Conor O'Clery, Irish journalist
  • Conor O'Shea, former rugby player, current Italian rugby head coach
  • Conor O'Sullivan (disambiguation)
  • Conor Sheary, American ice hockey player

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    Conor Wikipedia
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