| Pronunciation | /ˈkɒnər/ KON-ər |
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| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Gaelic |
| Word/name | Conchobar |
| Meaning | "justice", "master of hounds", or "lover of wolves" |
| Region of origin | Irish and Hiberno-Norman |
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Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word Conchobhar, meaning "justice", "master of hounds", or "lover of wolves". [1] 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.[citation needed]