connor
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A surname and masculine given name of Irish Gaelic origin.
"The historical records traced the Connor family lineage back to early medieval Ireland."
An official inspector, tester, or examiner (especially, in historical contexts, an ale-conner who tested the quality and measure of ale, or a lookout who directs the steering of a ship from a high vantage point).
"During the medieval market fair, the local connor inspected every barrel of ale to ensure the brewers met the town's strict quality standards."
Any of several marine wrasses of the family Labridae native to the North Atlantic coastal waters, especially the cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) of North America or the corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) of Europe.
"The fishermen frequently caught small connors near the rocky kelp beds along the New England coast."
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a common noun, it derives from Middle English 'conner', from Old English 'cunnian' (to test or examine). As a proper name, it is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic given name 'Conchobhar', meaning 'lover of hounds' or 'wolf lover', or the surname 'Ó Conchobhair'.
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