Given name

Conchúr

“hound”·“desiring”

Conchúr is a masculine given name from Old Irish. It is used in Irish.

Original IrishConchubhar

Meaning & origin

What it means

Conchúr is built from elements meaning “hound” and “desiring”.

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Where it comes from

Conchúr comes from Old Irish.

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How it developed

From Old Irish Conchobar.

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Conchúr’s family of names

In Irish usage, Conchúr has a later derivative in Connor. In Irish usage, Conchúr has a related form in Conchabhar. In Irish usage, Conchúr has a conventional equivalent in the English form Connor.

Walk Conchúr’s family in the name graph

ConchúrConchurConchobharConchubharConchabharConnorConchobar

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sorley

“of the summer vikings”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Conchúr’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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