Connor (given name)

Connor
Pronunciation/ˈkɒnər/ KON-ər
GenderMale
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Gaelic
Word/nameConchobar
Meaning"justice", "master of hounds", or "lover of wolves"
Region of originIrish and Hiberno-Norman
Other names
Related names
  • Conor (Proper Irish)
  • Conchúr (Irish)
  • Conomor (Cornish/Breton)
  • Connah (Welsh)
  • Konnor (North American)

Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word Conchobhar, meaning "justice", "master of hounds", or "lover of wolves". The most prominent person with this name in medieval Ireland was the Irish king Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king in Ulster described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, and the name was probably first anglicised to Connor by the Hiberno-Normans.