What is "conlon"

Conlon is an Irish family name, the gaelic spelling being Ó Connalláin. It is a variation of the anglicised version of Ó Connalláin. The name may be derived from two Irish Gaelic words "Con" (the genitive case of Cú, meaning "hound") and "Lón" meaning lion - thereby implying a person who has the characteristics of a lion born of a hound - strength and speed. It is sometimes spelt Conlan, Conlen and Conlin. Like most surnames, it is sometimes used as a first name.

People with the name Conlon include:

• Albert Conlon, an Australian rugby league football player
• Barry Conlon, an Irish football player
• Charles M. Conlon (1868–1945), an American photographer
• Edward Conlon, a New York police officer and author
• Fred Conlon (1943–2005), an Irish sculptor
• Gerry Conlon, one of the Guildford Four
• James Conlon (1950–), an American conductor
• Kelly Conlon, an American bass guitarist
• Maria Conlon, a 3-time NCAA Women's Basketball National Champion
• Mary A. Conlon (–1936), an American elementary school principal who founded Walton High School
• Spot Conlon, the leader of the Brooklyn gang of newsies in the 1992 cult classic, Newsies
• Patrick Conlon (artist), an American tattooist and comics illustrator
• Patrick Conlon (politician) (1959–), an Australian politician
• Paddy Conlon (publican), the founder of the town of Narembeen in Western Australia
• Sean Conlon, an American singer-songwriter, formerly of the rock band, Sean Conlon & the Missing Gallbladders
• Conlon Nancarrow (1912–1997), an American composer who took Mexican citizenship in 1955