What does Connor mean?

Connor means "dog lover; high desire"

How do we pronounce Connor?

Connor \con-nor, co-nn-or\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Connor is sometimes used as a baby name girl name. Its pronunciation is KAANahR in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Connor: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Connor?

Connor is an English and Irish name of Celtic origin. The name is of the meaning dog lover; high desire. Derived from the elements 'cú' meaning dog, hound, wolf ; 'chobhar' meaning help, support. Conchobar (Old Irish) and Conchobhar (Old Irish) are older forms of Connor. The name probably means 'dog lover', but it is often interpreted as 'high desire' from its association with Conn. It was originally bestowed upon hunters. In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, Conchobar mac Nessa was a semi-legendary king of Ulster. In addition, Connor is a variant of the name Conan meaning and origin (English). Connor has 18 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English Conar name popularity, Coner name popularity, name Conir, what does the name Connar mean, short names for Connir, Connors name variations, Connur meaning and origin, meaning of Connyr, name Conur origin, name Conyr, name Konner meaning, and Konnor meaning of name. The short forms Con meaning (used in Irish too) and meaning of Conn (used in Irish too), and the variant spellings Conner pronounciation and Conor name (used in Irish too) are other English forms. Conchobar name popularity (Irish) and name Conchobhar origin (Irish) are foreign variants of Connor. Connor is very popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1980s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2004, 0.476% of baby boys were given the name Connor. Its ranking then was #38. In 2010, its usage was 0.393% and its ranking #49, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, Connor was thrice as popular as the next most popular name, what does the name Conner mean. Connor has in the past century been predominantly given to baby boys.

List of baby names that sound like Connor:

short names for Conor (English and Irish), Camrey pronounciation, nicknames for Camri, Camry definition, nicknames for Cashmere, Casimeer name, Casmir meaning (English), Casmire name variations, name Conaire origin (Irish), Conar name popularity, name Conarey meaning, Coner name popularity, what does the name Conir mean, Coniraya pronounciation, Connar name popularity, Connarey meaning of name, name Conner origin (English), name Connir meaning, name Connur meaning, and Connyr name variations.

The baby name Connor fun facts:

The name Connor in reverse order is "Ronnoc".

The numerological value of the name Connor is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Connor?

Connor is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.38%
20130.38%
20120.37%
20110.39%
20100.42%
20090.41%
20080.38%
20070.40%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames