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Conner

What does Conner mean?

Conner Pronunciation of Conner as a boys' name. The name Conner means "hound-lover". Conner is a variant form of Connor (Irish, Gaelic): anglicized variant spelling of Conchobhar (Gaelic).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Con-, -er

ASSOCIATED WITH hound (wolf)

Variations

VARIANTS Konnor, Conor

ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA CONNOR Conn

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Conner Lazaro (C.L.), ..

How popular is Conner?

Conner is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#480 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Conner entered the list in 1980-1989 and reached its peak position of #128 in the U.S. in 2005, and is currently at #365. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Conner name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Conner outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Connor (#57 VIA LATEST LIST), Conor (#336) and Konnor (#900) are the prominent alternative forms of Conner (#365). These forms of Conner were at the top of their popularity a decade ago (AVERAGE #367) and are somewhat less popular today (#414, 34.8%), with the form Conner becoming less fashionable. Connor has been the top favorite, though Konnor has become trendy as well.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Conner, Connor, Conor, Konnor in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Connor, Conor outside U.S.

Similar Names

Conner is pronounced similarly to Kenner, Konner and Konor. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Banner, Bonnar, Bonner, Colier, Colter, Colver, Coney, Conlen, Conley, Connal, Connell, Connie, Conroy, Cooper, Cornel, Corney, Coster, Coyne, Donne, Donnel, Gunner, Joiner, Joyner, Lonne and Tanner. These names tend to be more frequently used than Conner.

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