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Konnar

Boy · KAH-ner · Irish

Konnar is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “lover of hounds”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Konnar mean?

Irish: spelling of Connar, itself a variant of Conor, from Irish Conchobhar

“lover of hounds”

Variant of Conor, the anglicised form of Irish Conchobhar, meaning lover of hounds.

Say it
KAH-ner

Meaning borrowed from Connar.

Is Konnar a girl's or a boy's name?

Konnar is a boys' name.

How popular is Konnar in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.

Half of all the boys named Konnar in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

1999Busiest: 14 in 20092018
Konnar in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20187#9,664
20170–
20160–
201511#7,061
201412#6,627
20139#8,113
20128#8,858
201111#7,002
201014#6,032
200914#6,091
20087#9,864
200711#7,090
20068#8,726
20057#9,108
20045#11,348
20037#8,636
20027#8,449
20010–
20000–
19996#8,697

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