Name: Conor
Gender: Male
Usage: Conor, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Conor are in general originating from Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Conor across the world, see Conner.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Conor is: Lover of hounds, Much wanted.
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Numerology of the first name Conor: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Conor is ranked on the 1,706th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 256500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.004% of the population. The name Conor has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Conor for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Conor is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Conor is a male given name that comes from the Irish name Conchobhar/Conchubhar or from the name Conaire, found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other heroes. It is popular in the English-speaking world. Conor has recently become a popular name in North America and in Great Britain, although outside Ireland the name is often spelled Connor, Conner and sometimes Konnor.
Notable people sharing the name Conor include
- Conor Brady, former editor of The Irish Times
- Conor Burns, a British Conservative Party politician
- Conor Casey, former World Cup player for USA, current MLS player for the Colorado Rapids
- Conor Cruise O'Brien, Irish politician and commentator
- Conor Deasy, indie-pop singer
- Conor Maynard, pop singer
- Conor Gill, lacrosse player
- Conor Henderson, English-Irish footballer
- Conor Jackson, Boston Red Sox outfielder
- Conor Knighton, San Francisco-based actor
- Conor Larkin, hero of the book Trinity by Leon Uris
- Conor Lenihan, Irish politician
- Conor MacNeill, Northern Irish actor
- Conor McBride, computer scientist
- Conor McPherson, Irish playwright
- Conor Murphy, Irish politician
- Conor Niland, Irish tennis player
- Conor Oberst, American singer-songwriter best known for his work in the band Bright Eyes
- Conor O'Clery, Irish journalist
- Conor O'Shea, former rugby player, current RTÉ rugby analyst
- Conor O'Sullivan, hurling player
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