Conor
Conor is a boy name of Irish origin, meaning Lover of wolves; strong-willed.
What Conor means
Lover of wolves; strong-willed.
Conor sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Conor comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Conor is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Conor?
Conor is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Conor is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Conor
Two ideas meet in Conor: strength and the natural world. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Conor
These share Conor's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Conall — Strong as a wolf.
- Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
- Darragh — Oak tree.
- Phelan — Little wolf.
- Colt — A young, spirited horse.
- Daiki — Great glory; great tree.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Borys — Wolf; a fighter.
- Bruno — Brown; a bear.
- Drake — Dragon.
- Hart — A strong stag.
- Orson — Bear cub.
More Irish names
- Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
- Cormac — Charioteer; raven's son.
- Conn — Chief; high one.
- Daithi — Swift and nimble; beloved.
- Conall — Strong as a wolf.
- Darragh — Oak tree.
- Colm — Dove.
- Dearbhla — True desire; poet's daughter.
- Clodagh — Named for an Irish river.
- Declan — Full of goodness; an Irish saint.