Talk:Conor

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mid importance - appears outside top-five but within top-twenty for Northern Ireland in 2003 [1] --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 12:03, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Is it possible the name Connor became popular in the U.S. and Britain when the movie Highlander was released in 1986? Conor comes from Conor Pass on the Dingle Peninsula of Ireland.

I would say the relationship with the Conor Pass goes the other way.Notjim 10:12, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

I have moved this:

"The variant Connor has also become popular as a girl's name in recent years as well."

from the page because there doesn't seem to be any evidence for it; if someone has a reference, move it back!Notjim 10:12, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Latin meaning

I believe the actual Latin meaning of the name is "I try". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.245.193.10 (talk) 20:05, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

I removed the statement "Conor" is literally also the first person deponent Latin verb meaning "the best". There's no source for this statement. After doing searches on several Latin-English dictionaries, it seems the Latin meaning is v. dep., to undertake, endeavor, attempt, try, venture, presume, etc (from http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/resolveform?lookup=conor&type=exact&lang=la&searchText=&options=Sort+Results+Alphabetically&.submit=Submit+Query&formentry=1&lang=la) or v. dep., attempt/try/endeavor, make an effort; exert oneself; try to go/rise/speak (from http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wordz.pl?keyword=conor). -- Christopher C. Parker ^{t c} 16:36, 19 December 2007 (UTC)