At a Glance: Name: Conan – Meaning: little hound – Origin: Irish – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KOH-nan
Conan is an Irish boy's name meaning “little hound”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Conan
Meaning: Little hound.
Origin: Irish.
A common claim: Popularly glossed as 'little wolf' (reinforced by Conan the Barbarian). Actually: The underlying root *kū means 'dog', not 'wolf' — 'little hound/dog' is more accurate than the popular 'little wolf.'
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Conan
Phonetic: KOH-nan IPA: /ˈkoʊnən/
Popularity of Conan
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1923–2024.
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