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 English-speaking world. Conor has recently become a popular name in

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and in Great Britain. 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, 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 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, Irish Gaelic footballer * Conor Gill, lacrosse player * Conor Grace, Irish professional basketball player * Conor Henderson, 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, 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, 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 (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 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, (born 1986), Irish footballer * Conor ;Women * Conor Leslie, 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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Notable people named Conor

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