Connor, the Anglicized form of the Irish names Conchobar and Conchúr, is derived from the Old Irish elements cú, meaning "hound," "dog" or "wolf," and cobar, meaning "desiring." Therefore, it means "wolf-like" or "lover of dogs." In Irish mythology, Connor (Conchobar mac Nessa) was the king of Ulster. The name first appeared in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names in 1981 and was a top-100 boy's name every year between 1992 and 2021. It's the name actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman gave their son, born in 1995. Some parents prefer to spell it Conor, Conner, Konner, Coner or Conyr.
