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Gender Masculine
Usage Breton Legend, History, Medieval Breton (?)
Other Forms FormsChonoober, Conomerus, Cunomor, Cynfawr
Meaning & History
From a Brythonic name, possibly *Cunomāros, derived from Common Celtic *kwon- "hound" or *kuno- "high" and *māros "great". This was the name of Conomor the Cursed, a 6th-century king of Domnonée (modern-day northern Brittany) notorious for his cruelty, who was ultimately excommunicated at the behest of Saint Samson of Dol. He survives as a villain in Breton folklore, and is often considered the basis for the legends of Bluebeard and of King Mark of Cornwall in the tale of Tristan & Isolde.