Conner

An Anglicized spelling of the Irish surname Conchobhar, traditionally translated as lover of hounds. In the United States, the surname crossed over to the nursery ledger in the late twentieth century as an alternative to the more standard Connor.

The name reads as high school track practice, lanyard keychains, and a car with crumbs in the cup holder. With an average age right around twenty, the name belongs almost entirely to young adults who grew up during the peak of pop-punk and early social media. It suggests someone who owns three identical gray hooded sweatshirts and has a loose relationship with alarm clocks. The -er spelling ensures a lifetime of correcting people who reach instinctively for an -or.