Conchobhar

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Conchobhar is an ancient Irish given name, famously borne by legendary kings and heroes in early Irish mythology and literature.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Conchobhar canonical 3
Conchobhar (personal name) 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish masculine given name
ancient Irish personal name
given name
associatedWith Irish mythology
Ulster Cycle
heroes in Irish legend
kings in Irish legend
culturalOrigin Goidelic
surface form: Gaelic
culturalRegion Ireland
etymologyComponent cobar
con
etymologyRoot Old Irish
famousBearer Conchobar mac Nessa
famousBearerRole legendary king of Ulster
gender masculine
hasAnglicisedForm Connor
Jimmy Connors
surface form: Connors

Conor
O'Connor
surface form: O’Connor
hasDiminutiveOrRelated Con
Conn
Connie
hasGrammaticalCategory proper noun
hasModernStandardIrishForm Conchúr
hasMythologicalAssociation Cú Chulainn cycle
hasPatronymicSurnameDerivative O'Connor
surface form: O’Connor

Ó Conchobhair
hasVariant Conchobar mac Nessa
surface form: Conchobar

Conchobar mac Nessa
surface form: Conchubhar
languageOfOrigin Irish
meaningApproximate dog-lover
lover of hounds
lover of wolves
wolf-lover
nameCategory theophoric or heroic name
nameType personal name
notableIn Celtic studies
onomaestics
semanticField affection or love
animals
usagePeriod ancient and medieval Ireland
usedIn early Irish literature
sagas of the Ulster Cycle
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

O'Connor etymologicalElement Conchobhar
Conn hasShortFormOf Conchobhar
Ó Conchobhair etymologicalElement Conchobhar
this entity surface form: Conchobhar (personal name)