Connor

Connor is an Anglicized form of the Irish name Conchobhar, composed of the Old Irish elements conn, meaning "sense" or "reason," and cobhar, meaning "desiring," giving an overall sense of "lover of hounds" or "desiring wisdom." The name was borne by several early Irish kings, most notably Conchobar mac Nessa, the legendary king of Ulster who appears prominently in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Connor has been widely used in English-speaking countries since at least the nineteenth century, partly through Irish emigration. Conor is a common Irish spelling variant, and Cornelius has sometimes been used as a Latin equivalent.