Where does “Conor” come from?
Conor is an English form of Irish Conchúr, derived from Old Irish Conchobar, a name composed of Old Irish cú meaning "hound," from Proto-Celtic kū and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ.
Ancestry of “Conor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | Conchúr | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | Conchobar | lover of hounds |
| 3 | Old Irish | cú | dog, hound; wolf |
| 4 | Primitive Irish | ᚉᚒᚅᚐ | hound, wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kū | dog; wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |