CONNOR  

Gender: M
Origin: Irish
Meaning: "lover of hounds"

Popularity in 2008: #57

An appealing name of a featured player in Irish mythology that is rapidly catching up here with the popularity it has long enjoyed in the Emerald Isle: its other popular spellings taken together bring it much higher on the list.

Variations:
Cahner, Conn, Konnor, Con, Connory, Conner

International Variations:
Concobhar (Irish Gaelic)

Connor is being discussed in our message boards:

• Alternitives to the top 10 boys and girls names!
• Names of my Students
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• Not In love with any of my names? Ideas Needed???
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Read Nameberry blog posts about Connor:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• NO EXPIRATION DATE ON NAMES
• THE NEW BOYS' NAMES 3: Ethnic Choices
• IRISH CELEBRITY BABY NAMES