Conner, Connor, Conor -- please explain this to me

dpdw

Can someone, anyone please explain why Americans spell the first name Conor with 2 n's or worse with 2 n's and an e?  I just don't get it.

mZoe

Connor is the original Gaelic form, and in my opinion, the best way to spell it. I also like it spelt Conor.

dpdw

mZoe:

Connor is the original Gaelic form, and in my opinion, the best way to spell it. I also like it spelt Conor.

Actually you are wrong.  Conor is the Irish spelling for the first name.  Connor is the Irish for the last name, like O'Connor.

newportbride715

mZoe:

Connor is the original Gaelic form, and in my opinion, the best way to spell it. I also like it spelt Conor.

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newportbride715

newportbride715:

mZoe:

Connor is the original Gaelic form, and in my opinion, the best way to spell it. I also like it spelt Conor.

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Sorry, I stand corrected too. I like Connor and Conor though, as we both said. I hate Conner. I think the 2 N's work better in "American English." One N seems to read like Cone-er, like ice cream cone to some ppl.

thenewmrsrussell

Lyssapee

It couls be worse... I have Konner in one of my classes.

dpdw

thenewmrsrussell:

huh?

J+R

Connor - thats the only way that I like it!

MrsDuncan

Lots of names that originate in other languages/cultures are Americanized. It's nothing to lose sleep over.

b15chik

i really like the name, unfortunately his middle name is john and then it'll be like, backwards terminator

stargirlkate

how about cahner?     i know one, poor kid will be having his name misspelled for his entire life. 

dpdw

stargirlkate:

how about cahner?     i know one, poor kid will be having his name misspelled for his entire life. 

  O.M.G.  I would stop being friends with someone if they spelled their child's name that way.  Seriously, I don't know why the misspelling of this one name bothers me so much. 

LMS05

I HATE this name no matter how it's spelt. I just think of Roseanne Conner...yuck.?