title: Conaire
text: # Conaire
  
  Conaire is an Irish language unisex name used mostly as a male given name. It gave rise to the original form of the anglicized surname Connery.
  
  It is borne by two legendary High Kings of Ireland:
  
  * Conaire Mór (the great)
  * Conaire Cóem (the beautiful)
  
  There was also a female Irish saint named Conaire (however she is more commonly known as Cannera or Connera)
  
  Other name holders include:
  
  * Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882–1928), Irish writer and journalist
  * Achadh Conaire, the Irish name of the village of Achonry, County Sligo
  