Connor
Only about a hundred men in Poland carry it, so meeting one would stick in the memory. The name is Celtic at root, from a word meaning lover of hounds.
Connor Pronunciation
Connor is pronounced TSON-nor (/ˈt͡sɔnnɔr/).
What Connor means
Where Connor comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Connor comes from the Irish Conchobhar, a Celtic name built from a word for hound and an older sense of desire. English speakers read it as "lover of hounds," miłośnik psów. In early Ireland a hound was wealth. A man known for his dogs owned the means to hunt and to guard.
The oldest famous Connor is Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster in the medieval Ulster Cycle. He presides over the stories of the hero Cú Chulainn, whose name holds the same word for hound. Connor is the anglicised, clipped form of that ancient name, and it entered English as a boy's given name.
The name travelled well. It sits in English and Irish records, and it reached Poland mostly through film and television. A Polish teacher reading a class register today might meet one Connor among the Konradów and Kacprów. The spelling stays fixed, with no Polish diminutive attached. What holds is the old sense underneath: miłośnik psów, a lover of hounds.
How many people are named Connor
1 in 207245 men in Poland is named Connor. 103 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3365 among male names.
Connor's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Where Connor is most popular
Connor is most popular in Silesian, 850% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Silesian2 boys born+850%
Connor as a middle name
Connor is a first name for 103 men in Poland and a middle name for another 62, a 62/38 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 924th, between Adnan (62) and Georgios (62).
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#922 Nelson63
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#923 Adnan62
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#924 Connor62
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#925 Georgios62
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#926 Leonel62