Con (name)

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Con is a short form of the following given names

Con is also a given name on its own that may refer to

Con is also a surname of the following people

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Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.

Antony is a Danish, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian and Swedish, given name that is a form of Anthony in use in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, India, Pakistan, England, Scotland, Wales, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, Austria, eastern Switzerland, part of Serbia, part of Romania, Guyana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Cameroon and Nigeria. As a surname it is derived from the Antonius root name. People with this name include the following:

Nicky is a diminutive form of the name Nicholas and Nicole, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. It can also be used as a diminutive of Dominic. It may refer to:

Ciarán or Ciaran is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin. It means "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar. It is the masculine version of the name Ciara.

Ivor is an English masculine given name derived from Old Norse Ívarr . The Old Norse name was also adopted in Gaelic-speaking Ireland and Scotland, in the spelling Ímar. It was also adopted in Wales in the spelling Ifor. It is derived from the Old Norse elements ýr and herr : hence, "archer, bow warrior."

David Kelly may refer to:

Conor is a male given name of Irish origin. The meaning of the name is "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds". Conchobhar/Conchubhar or from the name Conaire, found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other heroes. It is popular in the English-speaking world. Conor has recently become a popular name in North America and in Great Britain. Some alternative spellings for the name are often spelled Connor, Conner and sometimes Konnor.

Des is a masculine given name, mostly a short form (hypocorism) of Desmond. People named Des include:

Clancy is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic Mac Fhlannchaidh, meaning "red warrior", or as a hypocorism for Clarence.

Conroy is an Irish surname.

Leahy is an Irish surname, originating in Munster, and now found in Cork, Kerry, Limerick, and Tipperary.

Conrad (name) Name list

Conrad is a masculine given name and a surname.

Cremin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Anto may either be a surname or given name. It is a Croatian diminutive form of Anton, Antonio and Antonijo that is used in Croatia. It is common in Ireland as a short version of Anthony.

Constantine (name) Name list

Constantine is a masculine and feminine given name and surname which is derived from the Latin name Constantinus, a hypocoristic of the first names Constans and Constantius, both meaning "constant, steadfast" in Latin. The popularity stems from the eleven Roman and Byzantine emperors, beginning with St. Constantine I.

Cían is a Gaelic given name meaning "ancient". Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003, and the fourteenth most popular in 2015. The English variant of Cian is Kian or Kyan.

Coen is a personal name of several origins. It exists as a masculine given name, and as a surname.

Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word "Conchobhar", meaning "Lover of wolves” or “Lover of hounds”. Its popularity likely derived from the name of Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king of Ulster in Dál Riata described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Variant forms of Connor appear across Ireland, the UK and North America and include Conor, Conner and sometimes even Konnor.

Colbert is an Irish, English, and French surname and given name of uncertain etymology. It is possible that it appeared independently several times throughout history. The name is recorded in England in the 11th century Domesday Book in Devon, Cheshire, and Lincolnshire. This English surname was originally a given name that may have meant "cool" and "bright", see also Bert.

Rory is a given name of Goidelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish: Ruairí/Ruaidhrí/Ruaidhrígh/Raidhrígh/Ruaraidh Scottish Gaelic: Ruairidh and Manx: Rauree and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. The meaning of the name is "red-haired king", from ruadh and rígh ("king"). In Ireland and Scotland it is a masculine name. In the United States the name is given more to boys than to girls.