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Quick answerThe given name 'Connall' means "strong as a wolf" or "wolf ruler," deriving from the Old Irish elements *cú* (genitive *con*, meaning "hound" or "wolf") and *gal* ("valor" or "strength").

Ireland · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#9,015
TrendFalling ↓
Peak year2017
Syllables2
OriginIreland
LanguageOld Irish
CultureGaelic
Letters7
Numerology8 Chaldean 9
Global rank#398

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Connall

The given name 'Connall' means "strong as a wolf" or "wolf ruler," deriving from the Old Irish elements *cú* (genitive *con*, meaning "hound" or "wolf") and *gal* ("valor" or "strength").

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Etymology

The given name 'Connall' means "strong as a wolf" or "wolf ruler," deriving from the Old Irish elements *cú* (genitive *con*, meaning "hound" or "wolf") and *gal* ("valor" or "strength"). It is used primarily in Irish and Scottish Gaelic cultures, with historical roots in early medieval Ireland, notably borne by Connall Cernach, a legendary warrior in the Ulster Cycle of mythology.

Connall currently ranks #9,015 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2017.

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