Con
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A short Irish name associated with wisdom and, in related Irish forms, with help or the warrior’s help.
Meaning
In the 19th-century name books, Con is given as an Irish/Keltic name meaning "wisdom." Related Irish forms in the same tradition point to a different but connected cluster of meanings: Conall is explained as "mighty warrior," and Conchobhar as "help, assistance" or "the helping warrior." The name Con is therefore best understood as a short traditional Irish name with an old heroic, wise association.
Origin
IrishGaelicKelticmasculine
Fun fact
The old Irish name Conchobhar was later anglicised to Conor, and one scholarly explanation even linked it to the idea of a "helping warrior."
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.