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The name Conchobar is an Old Irish given name composed of the elements conn, meaning "hound," "wolf," or possibly "wisdom," and cobar, meaning "desiring" or "lover of," giving an overall sense of "lover of hounds" or "lover of warriors." It was borne most famously by Conchobar mac Nessa, the legendary king of Ulster in the Irish mythological cycle, making it one of the most celebrated names in early Irish literature. The name evolved through Middle Irish into the anglicized forms Conor and Connor, which remain popular throughout Ireland and the wider English-speaking world. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent Conchobhar likewise gave rise to the surname MacConchobhair, meaning "son of Conchobar."