Conor
title: "Conor" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["english-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names", "irish-masculine-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/ireland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Conor |
| gender | Masculine |
| language | English |
| languageorigin | Irish |
| origin | Conchobhar |
| Conchubhar | |
| Conaire | |
| meaning | lover of hounds |
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| name = Conor | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Masculine | nameday = | language = English | languageorigin = Irish | origin = Conchobhar Conchubhar Conaire | derivation = | meaning = lover of hounds | variant =
Conor is a male given name of Irish origin.{{Cite web | url = https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-baby-names-2021-5698411-Mar2022/ | title = The Irish For: The rise of Rían – the latest baby names in Ireland | last = Ó Séaghdha | first = Darach | date = 3 March 2022 | website = thejournal.ie | publisher = The Journal | access-date = 23 May 2022 | quote = }} 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
;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 Gannon (born 2002), Irish tennis player
- Conor Garvey ( 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 McDermott-Mostowy, American speed skater
- 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
- Conor, main character of the Disney XD series Gamers Guide to Pretty Much Everything
- Conor Larkin, hero of the book Trinity by Leon Uris
References
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