Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word Conchobhar, meaning "lover 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.
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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, 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, Irish peer and rebel leader
Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare (1605–1670), Irish peer
People named Connor
Actors
Connor Gibbs (born 2001), Canadian actor
Connor Paolo (born 1990), American actor
Connor Swindells (born 1996), English actor
Connor Trinneer (born 1969), American actor
Connor Storrie (born 2000), American actor
Sportspeople
Connor Barry (born 2003), American college football player
Connor Barth (born 1986), American football player
Connor Barwin (born 1986), American football player
Connor Bazelak (born 2000), American football player
Connor Colby (born 2003), American football player
Connor Davis (born 1994), American football player
Connor Galvin (born 2000), American football player
Connor Hamlett (born 1992), American football player
Connor Heyward (born 1999), American football player
Connor Hughes (American football) (born 1983), American football player
Connor Lew (born 2005), American football player
Connor McGovern (American football, born 1993), American football player
Connor McGovern (American football, born 1997), American football player
Connor Shaw (born 1991), American football player
Connor Tollison (born 2002), American football player
Connor Williams (American football) (born 1997), American football player
Connor Robertson (born 1981), American baseball player
Other fields
Connor Ball (born 1996), British musician
Connor Brown (disambiguation), several people
Connor Colquhoun (born 1996), British YouTuber and voice actor
Connor Franta (born 1992), American vlogger
Connor Michalek (2005–2014), American cancer patient
Fictional characters
Connor (Angel), a primary character in the television series Angel
Connor Costello, in the Australian medical drama All Saints
Connor Hawke, a DC Comics superhero
Connor MacLeod, in the Highlander film and television series
Connor Murphy, in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen
Dr. Connor Rhodes, a main character in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med
Connor Temple, in the ITV series Primeval
Connor Walsh, in the television series How to Get Away with Murder
People named Conner
Conner Greene (born 1995), American baseball player
Conner Harrell (born 2004), American football player
Conner Henry (born 1963), American basketball coach
Conner Kelsall (born 1999), English professional boxer
Conner O'Malley (born 1986), American comedian and writer
Conner Reeves (born 1972), English singer and songwriter
Conner Rousseau (born 1992), Belgian politician
Conner Smith, American singer
Fictional characters
Conner Kent, DC Comics character also known as Superboy
Conner McKnight in the television series Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
People named Konnor
Konnor (wrestler) (born 1980), ring name of Ryan Parmeter, American wrestler
Konnor Griffin (born 2006), American baseball player
Konnor McClain (born 2005), American female artistic gymnast
Konnor Pilkington (born 1997), American baseball player
Konnor Ralph (born 2003), American freestyle skier
Max Konnor (born 1986 or 1987), American gay pornographic film actor