Conway

The meaning of Conway is 'sacred river', 'hound of the plain' or 'yellow hound' and is of Irish origin. It is a habitational name and the anglicized version of Conwy, which is a town on the coast of North Wales. The name is composed of two Old Welsh elements 'cyn', meaning 'chief' and 'gwy', meaning 'water'. Also, it is said to be the anglicized version of the Scottish name Mac Connmhaigh which means 'descendants of Connmhach'. Connmhach is a given name meaning 'head smashing'. Famous personalities with this name include Conway Baker, an American football player and Conway Berners-Lee, an English mathematician and computer scientist who helped to develop the first stored program electronic computer, Ferranti Mark 1.

Gender

Boy

Meaning

hound of the plain

Origin

Irish

Numerology

C is for calm, a pleasant trait.

O is for old fashioned, you cherish the past.

N is for nice, need I say more?

W is for wonder, the child in us all.

A is for able, for you surely are.

Y is for youthful, your eternal look.

Lucky

Conway lucky number is 9.

The mission for 9 is to reach its highest state of consciousness, and to help others also achieve this spiritual awareness. 9 is not afraid to transform, and its malleable spirit inspires others to explore their own ranges of motion. Since 9, in many ways, has transcended the physical plane, it must constantly remember to anchor itself.

Famous People Named Conway

• Conway Twitty (born Harold Lloyd Jenkins) American country music singer
• Conway Tearler (born Frederick Conway Levy) American actor
• Conway Oscar Baker American NFL player
• Conway Berners Lee, English mathematician; father of WWW inventor Tim Berners,Lee
• Conway Hayman American NFL player

Conway in Pop Culture

• Myles Conway character on TV's "The Famous Jett Jackson"
• James "Jimmy the Gent" Conway character in film "Goodfellas"