Conway (given name)
Conway is a Welsh, Irish, and Scottish given name, the origin of which is unclear. It may originally have been an Anglicization of Welsh Conwy (derived from Old Welsh cyn "chief" and gwy "water");[1][2][3][4] of Irish Conbhuidhe or O Connmhachain;[5] or of Scottish Gaelic Mac Conmheadha or Mac Connmhaigh.[6]
Notable people with the name include:
- Conway Baker (1911–1997), American National Football League player
- Conway Barbour (1818–1876), American former slave and Arkansas state legislator
- Conway Berners-Lee (1921–2019), British mathematician and computer scientist
- Conway Elder (1880–1957), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
- Conway Hayman (1949–2020), American former football player and coach
- Conway LeBleu (1918–2007), American politician
- Conway Savage (1960–2018), Australian rock musician
- Conway Tearle (1878–1938), American early film actor
- Conway Twitty (1933–1993), American country music singer
References
[edit]- ^ Llandudno: its history and natural history, 1861, Richard Parry
- ^ A guide through North Wales, 1860, William Cathrall & Andrew Crombie Ramsay
- ^ Transactions, 1822, Cymmrodorion society
- ^ The pedestrian's guide through North Wales, 1838, George John Bennett
- ^ "Conway Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". January 2000.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=conway [user-generated source]
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