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2007-02-08 12:45:51 · 11 answers · asked by Physicist 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Umm... ok... 3-4 different answers here..
2007-02-08 12:52:58 · update #1
Conor
origin: Irish
means "hound-lover."
2007-02-08 18:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since people of Africa did not adopt surnames until well into the 20th century, and further since the word "king" is English, obviously the blacks by that surname adopted the name. There is much misconception on here re titles. For instance, Julius Caesar is not his full name; his name was Julius, and he became the first of the caesars. Caesar was his title, not his surname. But, in regards to Queen Nefertiti, "queen" was NOT her title: Number one, Egyptians did not have kings or queens; Number 2, they had no female rulers before and thus had no title. When modern archaeologists found out about Nefertiti, they were confused and bestowed the title of queen on her to fit their misconceptions of world order. In addition to people surnamed King, there are also those surnamed Queen(s), Bishop, etc. None of these type names mean that the person so-named was royalty or cleric; it means that they served in an official capacity for those persons. Historically, kings held few slaves; the wealth & power, then as now, resides in the merchantile class After Columbus' successful voyages when Spain sent their expeditions to the new world, it was not the king (or country) that financed those expeditions, but the wealthy...mostly merchants. So, the most logical reason why so many blacks have those surnames would be because they feel more important bearing such a name. A better query would be why did so many choose Washington as a surname in lieu of Lincoln?
2016-05-23 23:15:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 2005, the name Connor was ranked #48
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Lover of wolves
2007-02-08 12:50:20 · answer #3 · answered by irish eyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irish eyes is correct. Unfortunately, most baby name sites and books do extremely little, if any, research on the actual origins of a name. They're quite frequently off the mark.
Connor comes from the ancient Irish king Conchobhar (pronounced CON-koh-var) mac Nessa, high king of the province of Ulster in Ireland. It translates to "lover/friend of wolves/hounds", the basic root of the name being cu, which is Irish for hound. Two high kings of Ireland since that time were also named Conchobar. Such a name would likely have originated from the tradition of the king owning the largest and most well-bred of the Irish wolfhounds, which were once used to hunt down deer and can be extremely protective in nature.
My last name, O'Connor, means "descendant of Conchobhar".
2007-02-08 13:09:06 · answer #4 · answered by Meghan O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connor is Celtic and means prefect
2007-02-08 12:52:32 · answer #5 · answered by Halo Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to my Baby Name Dictionary it means Perfect.
2007-02-08 12:59:06 · answer #6 · answered by Smiley One 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meaning: Perfect
Origin: N/A
2007-02-08 12:48:36 · answer #7 · answered by Yahoo! Administrator 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Celtic Gaelic
Means High desire
2007-02-08 12:50:43 · answer #8 · answered by DEE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the origin but it means "perfect".
2007-02-08 12:49:47 · answer #9 · answered by Lizzay 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Connor - Irish for "high desire".
2007-02-08 14:31:46 · answer #10 · answered by dr 7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋