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Someone I know of named her son Connor and said that she chose the name because it was unique! Just no.
What do you think of Connor?
What do you think of Connor?
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It's definitely not unique, but it's not super popular either. Like someone else mentioned, it peaked in 2004.
It's also the name of my brother, who was born in 2003. I like the name. It sounds nice, and it has a good meaning. I've also obviously got good associations with it.
It's also the name of my brother, who was born in 2003. I like the name. It sounds nice, and it has a good meaning. I've also obviously got good associations with it.
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I love it!
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I know many Connors - the name isn't even "uncommon," let alone unique! Not that it's a bad name, but it's disappointing if that was one of the deciding factors in the choice, since it isn't even true.
Connor fits in with a lot of masculine names I like, and I would put it on my PNL, if a terrible association hadn't completely soured me to it. Of all the Connors I've met, he was the only bad one - but he was enough.
Connor fits in with a lot of masculine names I like, and I would put it on my PNL, if a terrible association hadn't completely soured me to it. Of all the Connors I've met, he was the only bad one - but he was enough.
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I suspect people think that 'unique' is a synonym for 'interesting' or 'attractive'. Otherwise it doesn't make sense.
I know two people - father and son - with Connor as a middle name. The father got it because it was or had been a family ln (there's an Irish connection) and the son of course got it for the same reason. Neither of them have ever used it other than as an item when they fill in forms.
So, my feeling is that if it's a name with personal meaning, then it's fine. Family lns certainly tick that box. But using it, and other lnfns, as if it was the equivalent of James or Michael seems either unimaginative or pretentious.
I know two people - father and son - with Connor as a middle name. The father got it because it was or had been a family ln (there's an Irish connection) and the son of course got it for the same reason. Neither of them have ever used it other than as an item when they fill in forms.
So, my feeling is that if it's a name with personal meaning, then it's fine. Family lns certainly tick that box. But using it, and other lnfns, as if it was the equivalent of James or Michael seems either unimaginative or pretentious.
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You didn't say you disliked Connor because it was recent, though, you said you disliked it because it was a last name. Connor and James and Michael are all similar in that they are first names that have last names derived from them. That appeared to be your criticism.
If your view really was all along that any name that has not been common for millennia is unimaginative and pretentious - well, that's a really odd view.
If your view really was all along that any name that has not been common for millennia is unimaginative and pretentious - well, that's a really odd view.
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How is Connor unique? It's been in the top 200 for decades. I don't mind it at all, but it's not really uncommon.
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I like the name Connor okay. But not knowing what's popular is my pet peeve. And misusing the word "unique", because I'm sure that what she meant is "uncommon", is another pet peeve.
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Right? Unique means one of a kind. If there has ever been someone with the same name it's not unique.
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It is not unique but I've always liked it since I first came across it. There is the cutest artist town 30 to 45 minutes away from the city I grew up in, the town is called La Conner. Especially when I was young we would go there in the Spring for the tulip festival. At some point when I was in elementary school I met a boy named Connor and I realized that I liked his name since it made me think of the town.
I went through a phase of disliking any name that wasn't super uncommon in high school and the first year or two of college, other than that phase Connor's always been in my favorite boy's names list.
It has never been such a popular name in the US that you would have 2 or 3 in a class except in rare cases but it was a fairly popular name especially at its height in 2004. I'd like to avoid using names that are .5% or more of boys or girls named that year since that is around the cut off for when you have a much greater likelihood of having multiples in a class, at least based on what I've experienced. Connor got up to .47% in 2004 but never past that, so I'd definitely be open to using it someday unless it gets really popular.
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I went through a phase of disliking any name that wasn't super uncommon in high school and the first year or two of college, other than that phase Connor's always been in my favorite boy's names list.
It has never been such a popular name in the US that you would have 2 or 3 in a class except in rare cases but it was a fairly popular name especially at its height in 2004. I'd like to avoid using names that are .5% or more of boys or girls named that year since that is around the cut off for when you have a much greater likelihood of having multiples in a class, at least based on what I've experienced. Connor got up to .47% in 2004 but never past that, so I'd definitely be open to using it someday unless it gets really popular.
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This message was edited 11/3/2017, 4:33 PM
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I don't understand how someone in this day and age could give their child a name without at least googling it first. Maybe if they don't care at all about popularity or meaning or anything (some people just dont) but this woman obviously does, if she chose a name for supposed uniqueness, so it puzzles me.
Connor isn't exactly a newly trendy names, either. I find it hard to believe that someone could have avoided ever meeting a Connor in an English speaking country.
That all said, as someone who doesn't mind common names, I think Connor is pretty nice. Not a favorite, necessarily, but perfectly pleasant to see.
Connor isn't exactly a newly trendy names, either. I find it hard to believe that someone could have avoided ever meeting a Connor in an English speaking country.
That all said, as someone who doesn't mind common names, I think Connor is pretty nice. Not a favorite, necessarily, but perfectly pleasant to see.
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Well, she will soon find out how wrong she is, but at least its an okay name. I do prefer Conor.
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I'm a fan of the name but I definitely wouldn't describe it as being "unique" yes, I agree.
But the name choice is good so, (:
But the name choice is good so, (:
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idk how unique it is, but though it might be popular, it's definitely not Michael or anything.
it's a nice, gentle name. i wouldn't use it but i don't mind it at all.
it's a nice, gentle name. i wouldn't use it but i don't mind it at all.
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Blech. Boring and just unpleasant-sounding. Sounds like someone who cons people. Definitely not at all what I'd call unique.
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