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 Conaire is an Irish language unisex name used mostly as a male given name. It gave rise to the original form of the anglicized surname Connery. It is borne by two legendary High King of Ireland, High Kings of Ireland: *Conaire Mór (the great) *Con ...

'', found in Irish legend as the name of the

high king A high king is a king who holds a position of seniority over a group of other kings, without the title of emperor. Similar titles include great king and king of kings. The high kings of history usually ruled over lands of cultural unity; thus ...

Conaire Mór Conaire Mór (the great), son of Eterscél, was, according to mediaeval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland sometime during the 1st century BC or 1st century AD. His mother was Mess Búachalla, who was either the daugh ...

and other heroes. It is popular in the

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. Conor has recently become a popular name in

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and in

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

Conner Conner or Conners may refer to: People * Conner (surname) * Conner (given name) * Conners (surname) Places * La Conner, a town in the state of Washington, United States * Mount Conner, Northern Territory, Australia * Conner, Apayao, a municip ...

''.

Notable people named Conor

;Men * Conor Bradley, Northern Irish footballer *

Conor Brady Conor Brady is an Irish journalist, novelist and academic. He was the editor of ''The Irish Times'' between 1986 and 2002. Early life Brady was born in Dublin and spent his early childhood in Tullamore in County Offaly, Ireland. He received ...

, former editor of ''The Irish Times'' *

Conor Burns Sir Conor Burns (born 24 September 1972) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth West from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister of State for Trade Policy from 2 ...

, British politician *

Conor Casey Conor Patrick Casey (born July 25, 1981) is an American former soccer player. He played for 16 seasons as a forward, finishing his career with Columbus Crew SC, before turning to coaching with his former club Colorado Rapids. Playing career ...

, 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 Conor James Daly (born December 15, 1991) is an American professional auto racing, racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series driving the No. 76 Chevrolet for Juncos Hollinger Racing. He also competes occasionally in NASCAR and has also rac ...

, 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. He currently plays as a centre forward for Mayobridge FC, scoring on his debut. Career He was not allowed to play in the 2012 Ul ...

( 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 appeara ...

, 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 at ...

, lacrosse player *

Conor Gillaspie Conor Michael Gillaspie (born July 18, 1987) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim between 2008 and 2017. Early life, educati ...

, former MLB 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 was born in Dublin, Ireland. Grace played rugby in high school, as well as soccer, tennis and ...

, Irish professional basketball player *

Conor Heun Conor Heun (born February 11, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2006 until 2012, he competed for Strikeforce, EliteXC, and the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League. Mixed martial arts care ...

, MMA Fighter *

Conor Henderson Conor Alan Henderson (born 8 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Henderson came through the youth academy at Arsenal, signing professional terms in 2010. He went on to play in the Football League for Coventry ...

, English-Irish footballer *

Conor Jackson Conor Sims Jackson (born May 7, 1982) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 2005 and 2011 for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, and Boston Red Sox. ...

, Boston Red Sox outfielder *

Conor Kane (footballer) Conor Kane (born 5 November 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United. His previous clubs are St Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne. Career Youth career Raised ...

, Irish footballer *

Conor Kane (journalist) Conor Kane is an Irish journalist. He is South East correspondent for RTÉ News since June 2019. He previously worked for the ''Irish Independent'', ''Irish Examiner'', '' The Nationalist'', '' Wicklow People'' and '' Roscommon Herald''. Car ...

, Irish journalist * Conor Knighton, San Francisco-based actor *

Conor Lamb Conor James Lamb (born June 27, 1984) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 2018 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the ...

, American Politician * Conor Lenihan, Irish politician * Conor Mason, British singer, songwriter, guitarist *

Conor Maynard Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer. Born and raised in Brighton, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Group in 2011. Maynard rose to fame in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's ' ...

, musician and YouTuber * Conor MacNeill, Northern Irish actor * Conor McBride, computer scientist *

Conor McDermott Conor Francis McDermott (born October 19, 1992) is an American professional American football, football offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins football, UCLA ...

, 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 Conor Anthony McGregor (born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) UFC Featherweight Championship, Featherweight and UFC Lightweight Championship, Li ...

, MMA fighter *

Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born 6 August 1971) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director of stage and film. In recognition of his contribution to world theatre, McPherson was awarded an honorary doctorate of literature in June 2013 by University C ...

, Irish playwright *

Conor Murphy Conor Terence Murphy (born 10 July 1963) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, who has served as a senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel since January 2025. He previously served as Minister for the Economy of Northern Ireland from 2024 ...

, Irish politician *

Conor Murray Gerard Conor Murray (born 20 April 1989) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for United Rugby Championship club Munster. He is set to leave at the end of the season. Early life Murray was born in Limerick, where he atten ...

, Irish rugby union player *

Conor Niland Conor Niland (born 19 September 1981) is an Ireland, Irish former professional tennis player. He was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Limerick, Ireland. He attended St. Nessan's National School in Mungret, Limerick, before moving on ...

, Irish tennis player *

Conor Oberst Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos (band), Desaparecidos, the Faint (previou ...

, 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 Conor O'Shea () (born 21 October 1970) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. He was the head coach of the Italy national team from 2016 to 2019. He played as a full back and occasionally at out-half and centre for Ireland, Lansd ...

, former rugby player, current Italian rugby head coach * Conor O'Sullivan (disambiguation) *

Conor Sheary Conor Michael Sheary ( ; born June 8, 1992) is an Americans, American professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger who is currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Tampa Bay ...

, 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

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Notable people named Conor

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