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Summary
- No one named Connor appears in the Bible, in any spelling, and the name has no Hebrew form or meaning.
- Connor is an English spelling of the Irish Conchobar, from Old Irish cú, “hound, dog, wolf,” and cobar, “desiring”: “lover of hounds” or “wolf lover.”
- Conor is the usual spelling in Ireland; Connor is the most common elsewhere, and Conner and Konnor are variants.
- In the Ulster Cycle, King Conchobar mac Nessa dies of rage on hearing of Christ’s death, and the tale says his blood baptized him.
- Blessed Conor O’Devany, bishop of Down and Connor, was hanged for the Catholic faith in Dublin in 1612 and beatified in 1992.
- Connor was among the top 100 names for American boys from 1993 to 2021 and ranked highest, 38th, in 2004.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Connor,” “Conor” and “Conchobar,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data. https://www.behindthename.com/name/conchobar
- “Connor (given name),” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_(given_name)
- “Conchobar mac Nessa,” Wikipedia, on his birth and death tales, citing Liam Breatnach, “Conchobar mac Nesa and the Triumph of Christianity,” in Worsted in the Game: Losers in Irish History (Lilliput Press, 1989). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchobar_mac_Nessa
- Nominis, Église catholique en France, “Conor” and “Bienheureux Conor O’Devany et Patrick O’Lougham,” with the Roman Martyrology entry. https://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/11406/Bienheureux-Conor-O-Devany-et-Patrick-O-Lougham.html
- “Conor O’Devany,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_O%27Devany
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