The baby name Conchobhar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced approx. /ˈkɔn̪xɔwɾˠ/; anglicized pronunciation: KON-er (as Conor/Connor).
Conchobhar is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Conchobhar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced approx. /ˈkɔn̪xɔwɾˠ/; anglicized pronunciation: KON-er (as Conor/Connor).
Conchobhar is Irish in Origin.
Conchobhar is the Gaelic form of an Old Irish royal name, recorded as Conchobar/Conchobur, built from cú (hound, wolf; genitive con) and cobar/cobar meaning desire or will. It is commonly interpreted as “hound-desiring” or “lover of hounds/wolves,” evoking the prestige of hunting hounds and warrior nobility in early Irish society. The later spelling with bh reflects lenition in Irish orthography; the standardized modern Irish form is Conchúr.
The name is central to the Ulster Cycle through Conchobar mac Nessa, legendary king of Ulaid and overlord of Cú Chulainn. It was widely borne by medieval Irish kings and nobles (e.g., in Connacht and Munster) and appears in ecclesiastical records. Anglicized forms include Conor and Connor; related short forms are Conn, while modern creative spellings (Konnor, Konor) occur. The hereditary surname Ó Conchobhair/Ó Conchúir gave rise to O’Connor and O’Conor. The name enjoys periodic revival in Ireland and the diaspora.
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