Connie

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Connie is a given name. It is often a pet form (hypocorism) of Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, Cornelius or Connor, Conrad, Constanza, Conception, Consuela, Consuelo, or Conner. Many Asian-American women were named after journalist Connie Chung in the 1980s even though the name was not otherwise popular at the time.[1]

Given name or nickname[edit]

Women[edit]

Men[edit]

  • Connie Brown (1917–1966), Canadian National Hockey League player
  • Connie Dion (1918–2014), Canadian National Hockey League player
  • Connie B. Gay (1914–1989), American country music talent scout/manager, owner of radio and television stations and music executive
  • Connie Grob (1932–1997), American baseball player
  • Connie Hawkins (1942–2017), American Basketball League, National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player and Harlem Globetrotter
  • Connie Johnson (baseball) (1922–2004), American pitcher in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball
  • Connie Keane (1930–2010), Irish hurler in the 1950s
  • Connie Kelly (1949–1985), Irish retired hurler
  • L. William O'Connell (1890–1985), American cinematographer
  • Connie Mack (1862–1956), American Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner
  • Connie Mack III, American politician and attorney, grandson of Connie Mack
  • Connie Mack IV, American politician, son of the above
  • Connie Murphy (1870–1945), American Major League Baseball catcher
  • Connie Sheehan, Irish hurler in the 1910s and '20s
  • Connie Simmons (1925–1989), American National Basketball Association player
  • Connie Zelencik (1955–2021), American football player

Stage or pen name[edit]

  • Connie Deka and Connie Lane, pen names of Constance Laux (born 1952), American romance novelist
  • Connie Francis (born 1938), American singer Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero
  • Connie Glynn (born 1994), English YouTuber and author Constance Ella Glynn
  • Connie Kay (1927–1994), American jazz drummer born Conrad Henry Kirnon
  • Connie Sellecca (born Concetta Sellecchia in 1955), American actress, producer and former model
  • Connie Smith (born 1941), American country music singer and songwriter born Constance June Meador
  • Connie Stevens (born 1938), American actress and singer Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia
  • Connie (freestyle singer), American singer Consuelo Piriz
  • Connie (Burmese singer) (fl. 1986-1990s), Burmese singer born Yadana Tun

Fictional characters[edit]

Animals[edit]

  • Koni (dog), Vladimir Putin's dog, also known as Connie

See also[edit]

  • Konnie Huq (born 1975), British television presenter
  • Conny, a given name or surname (including a list of persons with the name)
  • Kalitta Air, callsign "Connie"

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Wang, Connie (2023-05-11). "Opinion Why Are There So Many Asian American Women Named Connie?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-11.