Conor

ConorGender| Masculine

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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 of Irish origin.[1] The meaning of the name is "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds". 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. Some alternative spellings for the name are often spelled Connor, Conner.

## Notable people named Conor

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Men

* Conor Bradley, Northern Irish footballer
* Conor Brady, former editor of The Irish Times
* Conor Burns, British politician
* Conor Casey, American soccer player
* Conor Coady, English footballer
* Conor Cruise O'Brien, Irish politician and commentator
* Conor Daly, American racecar driver
* Conor Deasy, indie-pop singer
* Conor P. Delaney, Irish-American surgeon
* Conor Garvey (fl. 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer
* Conor Gibbons, Irish Gaelic footballer
* Conor Gill, lacrosse player
* Conor Gillaspie, former MLB player
* Conor Grace, Irish professional basketball player
* Conor Heun, MMA Fighter
* Conor Henderson, English-Irish footballer
* Conor Jackson, Boston Red Sox outfielder
* Conor Kane (footballer), Irish footballer
* Conor Kane (journalist), Irish journalist
* Conor Knighton, San Francisco-based actor
* Conor Lamb, American Politician
* Conor Lenihan, Irish politician
* Conor Mason, British singer, songwriter, guitarist
* Conor Maynard, musician and YouTuber
* Conor MacNeill, Northern Irish actor
* Conor McBride, computer scientist
* Conor McDermott, American football player
* Conor McCann, Northern Irish hurler
* Conor McCarthy (Cork Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
* Conor McCarthy (Monaghan Gaelic footballer) (born 1995), Irish Gaelic footballer
* Conor McGregor, MMA fighter
* Conor McPherson, Irish playwright
* Conor Murphy, Irish politician
* Conor Murray, Irish rugby union player
* 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'Brien, Irish singer-songwriter best known for his work in the band Villagers
* 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
* Conor Sinnott, (born 1986), Irish footballer

Women

* Conor Leslie, American actor

## Fictional characters

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* Conor, main character of the Disney XD series Gamers Guide to Pretty Much Everything
* Conor Larkin, hero of the book Trinity by Leon Uris

## See also

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* List of Irish-language given names
* Connor (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ Ó Séaghdha, Darach (3 March 2022). "The Irish For: The rise of Rían – the latest baby names in Ireland". thejournal.ie. The Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

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*[fl.]: floruit ('flourished' – known to have been active at a particular time or during a particular period)