Connor (given name)
Connor | |
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Pronunciation | /ˈkɒnər/ KON-ər |
Gender | Male |
Language(s) | English |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Gaelic |
Word/name | Conchobar |
Meaning | "lover of hounds" |
Other names | |
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Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word "Conchobhar", meaning "lover of hounds". Its popularity likely derived from the name of Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king of Ulster in Dál Riata described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Variant forms of Connor appear across the British isles and include Conor and Conner.[1] In the Catholic tradition of latinising names, for purposes of baptism and confirmation, it is often translated to 'Cornelius'.[2]
Historical People with the given name Connor
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 McDavid (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
- Connor Michalek (2005–2014), American cancer patient
- 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 Shaw (born 1991), American footballer
- Connor Wickham (born 1993), English footballer
- Connor Williams (American football) (born 1997), American football player
- Connor Wood (born 1993), Canadian basketball player
Fictional characters
- 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" to pass in Colonial circles
- Connor Costello in the Australian medical drama All Saints
- Connor Hawke, a DC Comics superhero
- Connor MacLeod in the Highlander film and television series
- Connor Murphy in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen
- Dr. Connor Rhodes, a main character in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med
- Connor Rooney in the film Road to Perdition
- Connor Temple in the ITV series Primeval
- Connor Walsh in the television series How to Get Away with Murder
- Connor McKinley in the Brodway musical "The Book of Mormon"
People with the given name Conner
- Conner Greene (born 1995), American baseball player
- Conner Henry (born 1963), basketball coach and retired player
- Conner Reeves (born 1972), English singer and songwriter
Fictional characters
- Conner Kent, Superboy, from DC comics, cloned from both Superman and Lex Luthor
- Conner McKnight in the television series Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
See also
References
- ↑ Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 62, 344, 345. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ↑ http://www.irishgenealogical.org/page/problem-names-any-other-name
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