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'''Connor''' (from ''[[Conchobar]]'', a [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] name meaning "Wolf Lover/Wolf Kin",<ref>[http://www.20000-names.com/wolf_names.htm Irish Names]</ref> or "Lover of Hounds" <ref>[http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/library/names/etymology_of_first_names.htm Etymology of First Names]</ref>, often spelled [[Conor]] when used as a first name) may refer to:
==Given name==
{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Connor
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| gender = Male
| meaning =
| region = [[Ireland]], Gaelic [[Scotland]]
| origin = [[Irish language|Irish]]
| related names = [[Conchobar]], [[Conor]]
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}}
===Living persons===
* [[Connor Trinneer]], American television actor
===Fictional characters===
* [[Connor (Angel)]], fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television program ''Angel''
* [[Connor MacLeod]], main character from the ''Highlander'' movies
* [[Connor Hawke]], a hero from DC comics
* [[Connor Temple]] a character in the [[ITV]] series ''[[Primeval]]''
{{given name|Conor|nocat}}
==Surname==
{{Family name
| name = Connor
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| pronunciation= [[English phonology|English]] {{IPA|/'fɛrgəs/}}<br>[[Irish phonology|Irish]] {{IPA|/'fʲaɾˠɣəsˠ/}}
| meaning =
| region = [[Ireland]], Gaelic [[Scotland]], [[Isle of Man]]
| origin = [[Irish language|Irish]]
| related names = [[O'Connor]], [[O'Conor]], [[MacConnor]], [[McConnor]], [[Connors]]
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}}
===The Clans and family names===
* [[O'Connor]] ([[kin]] of Connor), esp. [[Ireland|Irish]]
* [[MacConnor]] or [[McConnor]], esp. [[Scotland|Scottish]]
===Living persons===
* [[Kevin Connor (director)]], Film and TV director
* [[Kevin Connor (artist)]], Australian artist
* [[Sarah Connor (singer)]], German singer
* [[Steven Connor]], English writer, professor and cultural critic.
===Historical figures===
* [[Bull Connor]], segregationalist
* [[Eugene Connor]], Police official
* [[George Connor (driver)]], American racecar driver
* [[George Connor (football)]], American football player
* [[Roger Connor]], baseball player
* [[Selden Connor]], 1839-1917), American soldier
* [[William D. Connor]], Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
===Fictional characters===
* [[John Connor]], a fictional character from the [[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator franchise]]
* [[Sarah Connor (fictional character)|Sarah Connor]], mother of John Connor
{{surname|Fergus|nocat}}
==Placenames==
* [[Connor, Maine]], unincorporated area in Aroostook County, Maine, United States
* [[Connor, County Antrim]], a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
* [[Diocese of Connor (Church of Ireland)|Diocese of Connor]], a Diocese of the Church of Ireland
* [[Connor Downs]], Cornwall
* [[Connorsville, Wisconsin]]
* [[Connor's Mill]], Western Australia
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== References ==
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[[Category:Given names]]
[[Category:Irish male given names]]
[[Category:Irish surnames]]
[[Category:Scottish male given names]]
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