O'Connor

proper noun

A patrilineal surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Conchúir →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative O'Conner

  1. A patrilineal surname from Irish.

    Therefore, while O’Connor is alright, Ramón is not.

    2015 April 11, Tovin Lapan, “California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025
  2. A place name:
    1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
    2. A suburb of Fremantle, Western Australia.
    3. An unincorporated community in Greeley County, Nebraska, United States.
    4. A township in Thunder Bay district, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Conchúir
  2. EnglishO'Connor

Anglicisation of Irish Ó Conchúir, meaning "descendant of Conor".

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 奧康納 /奥康纳
  • 奧康納 /奥康纳 (ou³ hong¹ naap⁶)surname
Chinese Mandarin 奧康納 /奥康纳
  • 奧康納 /奥康纳 (Àokāngnà)surname
Irish Ó Conchúir, Ní Conchúir
  • Ó Conchúirsurname
  • Ní Conchúirsurname
Japanese オコナー
  • オコナー (Okonā)surname
Russian О’Коннор
  • О’Коннор (O’Konnor)surname
Cite this entry
APA

O'Connor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Connor

MLA

“O'Connor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Connor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O'Connor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Connor.

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