Conway is a
Welsh,
Irish, and
Scottish given name, the origin of which is unclear. It may originally have been an
Anglicization
Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English languag ...
of
Welsh ''
Conwy
Conwy (, ), previously known in English as Conway, is a walled market town, community and the administrative centre of Conwy County Borough in North Wales. The walled town and castle stand on the west bank of the River Conwy, facing Deganwy ...
'' (derived from
Old Welsh
Old Welsh () is the stage of the Welsh language from about 800 AD until the early 12th century when it developed into Middle Welsh.Koch, p. 1757. The preceding period, from the time Welsh became distinct from Common Brittonic around 550, ha ...
''cyn'' "chief" and ''gwy'' "water"); of
Irish ''Conbhuidhe'' or ''O Connmhachain''; or of
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
''Mac Conmheadha'' or ''Mac Connmhaigh''.
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Notable people with the name include:
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Conway Baker (1911–1997), American National Football League player
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Conway Barbour (1818–1876), American former slave and Arkansas state legislator
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Conway Berners-Lee (1921–2019), British mathematician and computer scientist
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Conway Elder (1880–1957), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
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Conway Hayman (1949–2020), American former football player and coach
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Conway LeBleu (1918–2007), American politician
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Conway Savage (1960–2018), Australian rock musician
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Conway Tearle (1878–1938), American early film actor
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Conway Twitty (1933–1993), American country music singer
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Scottish masculine given names
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