Comments for the name Conor

I think Conor sounds like a strong and handsome name. If you're expecting a child call it Conor if it's a boy and some people say it's lucky.

I'm naming my son that name after Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes.

The spelling "Conor" was actually the ORIGINAL spelling of the name, contrary to popular belief. The king of Ulster famous for this name was Conor MacNessa. [noted -ed]

This is my much younger brother's name and I have loved it long before he was born, it is a family name. I do belive that Conor is as this site shows a variant of the name Connor and I also quote this site that this name comes "From the Gaelic name Conchobhar which means "dog lover" or "wolf lover". This was the name of an early king of Ulster. Irish legends tell of his tragic desire for Deirdre." I find this to be a strong Scottish name, and was sad to see that under usage Scotland is not even listed. My fathers side of my family of proud Scottish descent pronounce this name Con-nore and do spell it Connor. I personally like Connor best, prefering it to other spellings such as Conner, Conor and Konnor.

Conor is a strong and classic name. This spelling is uncommon outside of Ireland but it is nevertheless the BEST spelling.

Conor is the real version and the modern version of Conchobar. It is not English. It is 100% Irish. It is not a variant of Connor. Connor is the English or American version maybe even the wrong version.

This name is very common here in Ireland. There were about three Conors in my class at school.

I named my little boy Conor. In my opinion this is the only way you can spell Conor. To me it sounds like a very strong and masculine name.

The only anglicization worth a damn. Connor and Conner suck eggs.

It is pronounced KON-ur not KAHN-ur.

I used this name for my son. It was taken from the book Trinity by Leon Uris. I felt it represented our Irish heritage well. Conor takes some garbage for it being spelled "different" but he knows the history of the name and will explain it to anyone!

I think this is a great name, and for some reason, I think this looks better than Connor, even though it doesn't matter so damn much. I simply find that the name sounds good on children and adults alike, but I'd never use this for girls like some people, as the name truly sounds masculine without being over-the-top as such. Makes me think of pale, dark-haired, slender guys, and I swear it's not just Conor Oberst.

As far as I know, it's definitely the original and 100% Irish version of the name. Connor is a later English variant. Anyway, as much as I love this name, it's REALLY common in Northern Ireland, where I live, so I'm not sure I'd use it. I don't want my son to be the fifth Conor in his class. :(

Well, to be fair it's the traditional anglicisation of Conchobar. The original it's not but it is traditional, unlike Connor or Conner. I wish more people knew this.

I realised that this name is marked as only masculine but I do know a girl named Conor.

Poor girl.

Conor is not a variant of Connor--- it is the other way around. The name Conor has been around for centuries---Connor has always been a surname and was not ever used in Ireland as a first name---Americans have switched this around.

I wouldn't rest blame entirely on "Americans". Most people outside of Ireland seem to have favored the Connor spelling over the traditional one for a long time.

The description about it being a variant of Conor is something I thought would have been corrected a long time ago.

This is my cousin's name, but it's spelled Conner.
I do like it on a girl -please don't throw eggs at me- but spelled Konner or some way like that. When I picture a girl named Konner, I picture someone who's artistic and outspoken.
When I think of a guy named Conor, I think of a football jock who's nice.

I love this name, but with this spelling only. Such a cool meaning also.

I guess you can blame the Highlander movie for America's erroneous spelling. For the same reason I guess I always thought Connor was Scottish. It's never too late to learn something new. I don't care how it's spelled I still think it's a nice name for a male as it fits both adolescents as well as adults. I feel sorry for any girl who is given a male name maybe because I hate my own name so much. After thirty years it's only now starting to grow on me.

Conor Dwyer (born 1989 in Winnetka, Illinois) is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.

I only love this spelling of the name. It just seems so much more Irish to me, but "Conor" also looks so much lighter and nicer than "Connor" does. I also love it because of Conor Larkin from 'Trinity' by Leon Uris.