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Where does “Connor” come from?

Connor (English) comes from Irish Conchúr, from Old Irish Conchobar, from Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Ancestry of “Connor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishConchúr—
2Old IrishConchobarlover of hounds
3Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
4Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
5Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “Connor”

  • Konner
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