Conor

Conor
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Irish
Word/name	Conchobhar; Conchubhar; Conaire
Meaning	lover of hounds
Other names
Variant form(s)	Connor, Conner

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.^[1]

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 RTÉ rugby analyst
Conor O'Sullivan (disambiguation)
Conor Sheary, American ice hockey player

^ Stafford, Diane (2005). 50,001 Best Baby Names. Sourcebooks. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-4022-0498-2.