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Conn (name)

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Conn is a masculine English and Irish-language given name,[1] as well as an English-language surname.[2] The origin of the given name is uncertain. It may be related to the Old Irish cond ("intellect", "mind", "king"), or perhaps to the Old Irish cenn ("head", "chief", "queen"). The latter word-origin may have resulted from a popular, but incorrect etymology, applied to the Old Irish terms Leth Cuinn and Dál Cuinn; these terms originally meant "half of the chief" or "half of the king" and "tribe of the chief" but were mistakenly regarded to mean "half of Conn" and "tribe of Conn".[3] In some cases the given name is as a short form of names that begin with the first syllable Con- (such as the names Conor and Connor).[4]

People

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American

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Australian

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  • Barry Conn, Australian botanist
  • Daniel Conn, Australian rugby league player
  • Neil Conn, former Administrator of the Northern Territory in Australia from 1997 to 2000

English

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  • Conn Iggulden is a British writer of historical novels.
  • David Conn is a sports journalist focusing on football (soccer) for The Guardian a British newspaper.
  • Gideon Conn is a singer-songwriter from Manchester.
  • John Conn (1764–1810) was a senior captain in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
  • Shelley Conn (born 1976), an English actress of Anglo-Indian descent.

Canadian

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  • Conn Smythe (1895–1980), a Canadian builder in the National Hockey League best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens.
  • Craig Conn (born 1983), a lacrosse player for the Arizona Sting in the National Lacrosse League and the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the Western Lacrosse Association
  • Jan Conn (born 1952), a Canadian poet and mosquito genetic researcher.
  • Kenneth Burns Conn (1896-1984), Canadian flying ace
  • Michelle Conn (born 1963), a Canadian field hockey player.
  • Ty Conn (1967–1999), born Tyrone Williams Conn, a Canadian bank robber best known for his escape over the wall from the Kingston Penitentiary, one of Canada's most secure and notorious prisons.

Irish

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Scottish

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  • Alfie Conn Sr. (1926–2009), a Scottish professional footballer (soccer), most commonly remembered as part of the Terrible Trio of the Heart of Midlothian side of the 1950s, along with Willie Bauld and Jimmy Wardhaugh.
  • Alfie Conn Jr. (born 1952), a former professional footballer, who was the first post-war player to play for both Celtic and Rangers.
  • Iain Conn (born 1962), an executive director of the BP Group.
  • Stewart Conn (born 1936), a Scottish poet and playwright

Citations

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References

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  • Black, GF (1971) [1946]. The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History. New York: The New York Public Library. ISBN 0-87104-172-3. Accessed via Open Library.
  • Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  • Hanks, P; Hodges, F (1997). A Concise Dictionary of First Names (Revised ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198606052. Accessed via Internet Archive.
  • Hanks, P; Hodges, F (2003). A Dictionary of First Names (MOBI). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198606052.
  • Koch, JT; Smith, P; Busse, PE (2006). "Conn Cétchathach". In Koch, JT (ed.). Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. pp. 476–477. ISBN 1-85109-445-8.
  • Koch, JT; Smith, P; Busse, PE (2012). "Conn Cétchathach". In Koch, JT; Minard, A (eds.). The Celts: History, Life, and Culture. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-59884-965-3.