Conor is a male given name of Irish origin. 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

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. Some alternative spellings for the name are often spelled '' Connor'', ''

Conner Conner or Conners may refer to: Fictional characters * Ratonhnaké꞉ton, Conner, the protagonist of ''Assassin's Creed III'' * Conner (Titans character), Conner (''Titans'' character) Media * ''The Conners'', an American TV series, spin-off ...

'' and sometimes ''Konnor''. The name is occasionally also used as a female given name.

Notable people named Conor

;Men * Conor Brady, former editor of ''The Irish Times'' *

Conor Burns Conor Burns (born 24 September 1972) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth West since 2010. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister of State for Trade Policy from 2019 to 202 ...

, British politician * Conor Casey, American soccer player * Conor Coady, English footballer *

Conor Cruise O'Brien Donal Conor David Dermot Donat Cruise O'Brien (3 November 1917 – 18 December 2008), often nicknamed "The Cruiser", was an Irish diplomat, politician, writer, historian and academic, who served as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1973 ...

, Irish politician and commentator * Conor Daly, American racecar driver *

Conor Deasy The Thrills are an Irish rock band, formed in 2001 in Dublin, Ireland. The band was founded by lead vocalist Conor Deasy and guitarist Daniel Ryan, guitarist and bass player Padraic McMahon, pianist Kevin Horan and drummer Ben Carrigan. Their bre ...

, indie-pop singer *

Conor P. Delaney Conor P. Delaney Doctor of Medicine, MD, MCh, PhD, FRCSI, American College of Surgeons, FACS, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, FASCRS, FRCSI (Hon.) is an Irish people, Irish-Americans, American Colorectal surgery, colorectal surgeo ...

, Irish-American surgeon *

Conor Garvey Conor Gravey is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played in the 2010 All-Ireland Final. He operates at full-back. Career He was not allowed to play in the 2012 Ulster Senior Final because of a suspension. He was thought to have put a stamp on ...

( 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Conor Gibbons Conor Gibbons is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Eunan's and the Donegal county team. Playing career Gibbons has won three Donegal Senior Football Championships with his club: in 2009, 2012 and 2014. He made a substitute appearan ...

, Irish Gaelic footballer *

Conor Gill Conor Gill (born February 6, 1980) is a professional lacrosse player who had an exceptional collegiate career at the University of Virginia before going on to the professional ranks. High school and collegiate career Conor Gill was a standout att ...

, lacrosse player *

Conor Grace Conor Thomas Grace (born 31 January 1982) is an Irish former professional basketball player. He previously played for the Irish national team. Grace played rugby in high school, as well as soccer, tennis and track, in addition to basketball. At ...

, Irish professional basketball player *

Conor Henderson Conor Alan Henderson (born 8 September 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Arsenal A product of the Arsenal Academy, Henderson came to prominence during the Gunners' 2008–09 FA Youth Cup, 2008–09 P ...

, English-Irish footballer * Conor Jackson, Boston Red Sox outfielder *

Conor Knighton Conor Knighton (born February 1, 1981) is an American actor, host, and television producer. He is currently a correspondent for ''CBS Sunday Morning''. In 2016, Knighton launched "On The Trail," a year-long, cross-country look at America's Nati ...

, San Francisco-based actor * Conor Lamb, American Politician * Conor Lenihan, Irish politician * Conor Maynard, musician and youtuber *

Conor MacNeill Conor MacNeill (born 4 July 1988) is a film, television, and stage actor from Northern Ireland. Biography MacNeill was born in West Belfast and has appeared in such films as ''Fifty Dead Men Walking'' and ''Peacefire'' directed by Macdara Valle ...

, Northern Irish actor *

Conor McBride Conor McBride (born 18 February 1973) is a Reader in the department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. In 1999, he completed a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in ''Dependently Typed Functional Programs and thei ...

, computer scientist * Conor McDermott, American football player *

Conor McCann Conor McCann (born 1992 in Randalstown, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kickhams Creggan and has been a member of the Antrim senior inter-county hurling team since 2011. Honours ;Kickha ...

, Northern Irish hurler *

Conor McCarthy Conor McCarthy may refer to: * Conor McCarthy (Cork Gaelic footballer) (born 1981) * Conor McCarthy (Monaghan Gaelic footballer) Conor McCarthy (born 7 August 1995) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Monaghan county team and the Sco ...

, Irish Gaelic footballer * Conor McGregor, MMA fighter * Conor McPherson, Irish playwright *

Conor Murphy Conor Terence Murphy (Irish: Conchúr Ó Murchú; born 10 July 1963) is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician who is the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland for Newry and Armagh. He served as the Member of Parliament for ...

, 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 Ryan Parmeter (born February 6, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, currently appearing for Impact Wrestling as a member of the Violent By Design under the ring name Kon. He is best known for his work in WWE, where he wrestled under the ...

(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 Conor O'Clery is an Irish journalist and writer. Background Born in Belfast, Conor O'Clery graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1972. He was deputy editor of The Gown, the QUB student newspaper. Career O'Clery worked for ''The Irish ...

, Irish journalist * Conor O'Shea, former rugby player, current Italian rugby head coach *

Conor O'Sullivan (disambiguation) Conor O'Sullivan may refer to: * Conor O'Sullivan (hurler) (born 1989), Irish hurler *Conor O'Sullivan (make-up artist) Conor O'Sullivan is a British prosthetic makeup artist who has been nominated for two Academy Awards, who is perhaps best kn ...

Conor Sheary Conor Michael Sheary ( , born June 8, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Pittsburgh Penguins with whom ...

, American ice hockey player *

Conor Sinnott Conor Sinnott (born 19 January 1986, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is a footballer who plays for Waterford United F.C., Waterford United. Conor started his schoolboy career with Rosslare Rangers, in Wexford, before moving on ...

, (born 1986), Irish footballer *

Conor Conor is a male given name of Irish origin. 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 hero ...

;Women *

Conor Leslie Conor Marie Leslie (born April 10, 1991) is an American actress. Beginning her career in the late 2000s, her first major role was in the thriller film '' Chained'' (2012). She has worked frequently in television, including as a series regular on ...

, American actor

Fictional characters

Conor Larkin ''Trinity'' is a novel by American author Leon Uris, published in 1976 by Doubleday. It spent 21 weeks atop ''The New York Times'' Best Sellers list in 1976 and 14 weeks in 1977. The book tells the story of the intertwining lives of the fo ...

, hero of the book ''Trinity'' by Leon Uris

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