Connor is a

Goidelic The Goidelic or Gaelic languages ( ga, teangacha Gaelacha; gd, cànanan Goidhealach; gv, çhengaghyn Gaelgagh) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages. Goidelic languages historically ...

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...

male given name,

anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

from the compound Irish word "Conchobhar", meaning "Lover of wolves” or "master of hounds" and sometimes taken to mean "hunter". The most prominent person with this name in medieval Ireland was the Irish king

Conchobar mac Nessa Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) is the king of Ulaid, Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He rules from Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh). He is usually said to be the son of the High King of Ireland, High King Fachtna Fáthach, ...

, a semi-legendary king in

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

described in the

Ulster Cycle The Ulster Cycle ( ga, an Rúraíocht), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the Ulaid. It is set far in the past, in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly coun ...

Irish mythology Irish mythology is the body of myths native to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era, being part of ancient Celtic religion. Many myths were later written down in the early medieval era by C ...

, and the name was probably first anglicised to 'Connor' by the

Hiberno-Normans From the 12th century onwards, a group of Normans invaded and settled in Gaelic Ireland. These settlers later became known as Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans. They originated mainly among Cambro-Norman families in Wales and Anglo-Normans fro ...

. The modern Irish often anglicise it with one 'n' to

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 ...

. Variant forms of ''Connor'' appear across Ireland, the UK and North America and include

, Conner and sometimes Konnor. “Conor” with a single 'n' was the most popular name given to boys in Ireland in 1999.

Historical figures

* Connor King of Connacht, 12th-century king * Connor mac Tadg, 10th-century king and eponym of the Clan O'Connor *

Connor O'Brien, King of Thomond Connor may refer to the following: People * Connor (given name), list of people with this name * Connor (surname) * Harriet Connor Brown (1872-1962), American writer and women's rights activist Places and jurisdictions * Connor, County Antrim ...

, 16th-century king * Connor 'The Tawny' McKiernan, 14th-century chieftain * Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thormond, 16th-century peer and militia leader * Saint Connor O'Devany, 16th-century bishop and martyr *

Connor Maguire, 2nd Baron of Enniskillen Connor (or Cornelius) Maguire, 2nd Baron of Enniskillen (Irish ''Conchobhar Mag Uidhir''; 1616 – 1645) was an Irish nobleman from Ulster who took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1641. He was executed for high treason. Background He was born in ...

, Irish peer and rebel leader *

Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare ( – 1670) was the son of Daniel O'Brien, 1st Viscount Clare and Catherine FitzGerald, a daughter of Gerald, 14th Earl of Desmond. Birth and origins Connor was born about 1605, the s ...

(1605–1670), Irish peer

People named Connor

Actors

* Connor Gibbs (born 2001), Canadian actor *

Connor Paolo Connor Paolo (born July 11, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Eric van der Woodsen on The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' and Declan Porter on the ABC drama series ''Revenge''. He has also appeared in two Oliver S ...

(born 1990), American actor *

Connor Swindells Connor Ryan Swindells (born 19 September 1996) is an English actor and model. He gained prominence through his role as Adam Groff in the Netflix comedy-drama ''Sex Education'' (2019–present). He has since starred in the BBC One historical dram ...

(Born 1996), English actor

Musicians

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

(born 1980), American singer-songwriter * Conner Smith, American singer

Sportspeople

American football (gridiron)

Connor Barth Connor Thomas Barth (born April 11, 1986) is a former American football placekicker who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undraft ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Connor Barwin Connor Alfred Barwin (born October 15, 1986) is an American football executive and former outside linebacker, currently serving as the director of player development for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Cincinnati, and was ...

(born 1986), American football player * Connor Davis (born 1994), American football player * Connor Hamlett (born 1992), American football player *

Connor Heyward Connor Heyward (born January 22, 1999) is an American football tight end and fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State. Early life and high school Heyward grew up i ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Connor Hughes (American football) Connor Hughes (born October 4, 1983) is a former American football placekicker. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Virginia. Hughes has also been a member of the Pittsburgh St ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Connor McGovern (American football, born 1993) Connor McGovern (born April 27, 1993) is an American football center for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL ...

, American football player *

Connor McGovern (American football, born 1997) Connor James McGovern (born November 3, 1997) is an American football guard (American football), guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He play ...

, American football player *

Connor Shaw Connor Shaw (born September 19, 1991) is a former American football quarterback and coach. He played college football at South Carolina, where he was the starting quarterback from 2011 through 2013. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an un ...

(born 1991), American football player * Connor Williams (American football) (born 1997), American football player

Baseball

Connor Robertson James Connor Robertson (born September 10, 1981) is an American former right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was drafted out of Birmingham Southern College in the 31st round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland A ...

(born 1981), American baseball player * Connor Seabold (born 1996), American baseball player *

Connor Wong Connor Sun-Han Wong (born May 19, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher and infielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he bats and throws right-handed. He made his MLB debut in June 2021, prior t ...

(born 1996), American baseball player

Football (soccer)

Connor Calcutt Connor Calcutt (born 10 October 1993) is an English association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Spartan South Midlands Football League, Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division club Leighton ...

(born 1993), English footballer *

Connor Hughes (footballer) Connor Niall Hughes (born 6 May 1993) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Daisy Hill. He played for Oldham Athletic in the Football League as a professional footballer. Career Oldham Athletic Hughes joine ...

(born 1993), English footballer * Connor James (soccer) (born 1996), Canadian soccer player *

Connor Pain Connor Thomas Pain (born 11 November 1993) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a forward for Western United. He signed his first professional contract in March 2013 for Melbourne Victory. Pain has made one appe ...

(born 1993), Australian footballer *

Connor Randall Connor Steven Randall (born 21 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Ross County. Club career Early career Randall was born and raised in Melling, Merseyside. He attended ...

(born 1995), English footballer *

Connor Wickham Connor Neil Ralph Wickham (born 31 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as forward. He is currently a free agent. He has previously represented Ipswich Town, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Crystal Palace ...

(born 1993), English footballer * Connor Wood (footballer) (born 1996), English footballer

Ice hockey

Connor Carrick Connor Carrick (born April 13, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays under contract to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the fifth round (137 ...

(born 1994), American ice hockey player *

Connor Clifton Connor Clifton (born April 28, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played collegiate hockey with Quinnipiac University. Playing career Born in Long Branch, New J ...

(born 1995), American ice hockey player *

Connor Hellebuyck Connor Charles Hellebuyck ( ; born May 19, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Jets in the fifth round, 130th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Dra ...

(born 1993), American ice hockey player * Connor James (ice hockey) (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player *

Connor McDavid Connor Andrew McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers selected him first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. McDavid spen ...

(born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *

Connor Murphy Connor Murphy (born March 26, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. He was selected 20th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes ...

(born 1993), American ice hockey player

Other sports

* Connor Arendell (born 1990), American golfer *

Connor Behan Connor Behan is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Great Britain. Connor has in 2013 taken to road racing competing for the KMR Kawasaki powered by Vauxhall team and has achieved many a top result including finishing in second place in the new ...

(born 1991), British motorcycle racer *

Connor Grimes Connor may refer to the following: People * Connor (given name), list of people with this name * Connor (surname) * Harriet Connor Brown (1872-1962), American writer and women's rights activist Places and jurisdictions * Connor, County Antri ...

(born 1983), Canadian field hockey player *

Connor Wood (basketball) Connor John Wood (born May 29, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player. Wood plays the guard position. College career During his college career, he won five straight CIS championships with the Carleton Ravens. Wood was the recipient ...

(born 1993), Canadian basketball player *

Conor McGregor Conor Anthony McGregor ( ga, Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion. He is the first ...

(MMA) (born 1988), Irish mixed martial artist

Other fields

* Connor Ball (born 1996), British musician * Connor Brown (disambiguation), several people * Connor Colquhoun (born 1996), British YouTuber and voice actor *

Connor Franta Connor Joel Franta (born September 12, 1992) is an American YouTuber, author, artist, and businessman. , his eponymous main channel on YouTube has over 4.91 million subscribers. Franta was formerly a member of YouTube group ''Our Second Life'' ...

(born 1992), American vlogger *

Connor Michalek Connor Michalek (2005 – April 25, 2014) was an American WWE fan who received considerable media attention after a social media campaign for him to meet Daniel Bryan, his favorite professional wrestler. He later met Bryan and other WWE performe ...

(2005–2014), American cancer patient

Fictional characters

* Connor (''Angel''), a primary character in the television series ''Angel'' * Connor the Streamlined engine, in the television series ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

'' * Connor, one of the three android protagonists of the videogame '' Detroit: Become Human'' * Ratonhnhaké:ton, the protagonist of ''

Assassin's Creed III ''Assassin's Creed III'' is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and Microsoft Windows. It is the fifth major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series ...

'', who adopts the Westernised name "Connor Kenway" to pass in Colonial circles * Connor Costello, in the Australian medical drama ''All Saints'' *

Connor Hawke Connor Hawke is a fictional DC Comics superhero who operated as the second Green Arrow, created by Kelley Puckett and Jim Aparo. In the post-''Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Zero Hour'' continuity, Connor is the eldest son of Oliver Queen, the ori ...

, a DC Comics superhero * Connor Kluff, in the manga and anime ''

Tegami Bachi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Asada. The series was first serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' from 2006 to 2007, and then transferred to '' Jump Square'', where it ran ...

'' * Connor Jung, a side character in the anime ''

High School DxD is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The story centers on Issei Hyodo, a perverted high school student from Kuoh Academy who desires to be a harem king and is killed by ...

'' * Connor Lassiter, in the Neal Shusterman novel '' Unwind'' *

Connor MacLeod Connor MacLeod, also known as The Highlander, is a fictional character in the '' Highlander'' film series, and appears in the extended franchise of the television programs: '' Highlander: The Series'' and '' Highlander: The Animated Series''. In ...

, in the ''Highlander'' film and television series * Connor Mason, in the TV show '' Timeless'' *

, in the Broadway musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'' * Connor Perkins in the 2018 film '' The Hurricane Heist'' * Dr. Connor Rhodes, a main character in the

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...

medical drama ''

Chicago Med ''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, and is the third installment of Wolf Entertainment's ''Chicago'' franchise. The series premiered on NBC on November 17, 2015. ''Chicago Med'' ...

'' * Connor Rooney, in the 2002 film ''

Road to Perdition ''Road to Perdition'' is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same name written by Max Allan Collins and illustrated by Richard Piers Rayner. The film s ...

'' * Connor Temple, in the ITV series ''Primeval'' * Connor Walsh, in the television series ''

How to Get Away with Murder ''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal thriller television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios. Th ...

'' * Connor MacManus, in the movie Boondock Saints * Connor Baily, in the book ''

The Land of Stories ''The Land of Stories'' is a series of children's fiction, adventure and fantasy books written by American author, actor and singer Chris Colfer. The first book, ''The Wishing Spell'', was released on July 17, 2012. The sixth book was published ...

'' * Connor Roy, in the HBO series '' Succession'' * Connor Owens, in the TV show ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...

People named Conner

Conner Greene James Conner Greene (born April 4, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers. The Tor ...

(born 1995), American baseball player *

Conner Henry Conner Henry (born July 21, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played collegiately for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and was selected as the 89th overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. Hen ...

(born 1963), American basketball coach *

Conner Reeves Conner Reeves (born 8 April 1972) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1997 album ''Earthbound'' which was released on Colin Lester's and Ian McAndrew's Wildstar label. Reeves scored five Top 40 singles in the UK Sing ...

(born 1972), English singer and songwriter

Fictional characters

Conner Kent Superboy (also known as Kon-El or Conner Kent) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A modern variation on Superboy (Kal-El), the original Superboy, the character first appeared as Superboy in ''The Adventures ...

, Superboy, from DC comics, cloned from both Superman and Lex Luthor * Conner McKnight in the television series ''Power Rangers: Dino Thunder''

People named Konnor

Konnor (wrestler) 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 r ...

(born 1980), ring name of Ryan Parmeter, American wrestler *

Konnor McClain Konnor McClain (born February 1, 2005) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She is the 2022 U.S National Champion and was the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy and the 2019 U.S. Classic J ...

(born 2005), American female artistic gymnast *

Konnor Pilkington Konnor Chase Pilkington (born September 12, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Guardians. Amateur career Pilkington a ...

(born 1997), American baseball player

References

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Historical figures

People named Connor

Actors

Musicians

Sportspeople

American football (gridiron)

Baseball

Football (soccer)

Ice hockey

Other sports

Other fields

Fictional characters

People named Conner

Fictional characters

People named Konnor

See also

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