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Popularity of the baby name Krekor


Posts that mention the name Krekor

Where did the baby name Mannix come from in 1967?

The character Joe Mannix from the TV series "Mannix" (1967-1975)
Joe Mannix from “Mannix”

The main character of the memorably violent TV series Mannix was Los Angeles private investigator Joseph “Joe” Mannix (played by Mike Connors). The show premiered in 1967 and, the same year, the baby name Mannix debuted in the U.S. baby name data:

  • 1969: 9 baby boys named Mannix
  • 1968: 13 baby boys named Mannix
  • 1967: 7 baby boys named Mannix [debut]
  • 1966: unlisted
  • 1965: unlisted

The name remained in the data while the show was on the air, but disappeared after the series was canceled in 1975.

It didn’t stay away long, though. In fact, it’s been a regular in the data since actress Angelina Jolie made the like-sounding name Maddox trendy.

So what does Mannix mean? It’s an Anglicized Irish surname meaning “descendant of Manachán” — Manachán being a personal named derived from the Gaelic word manach, meaning “monk.”

Do you like the name Mannix? Do you like it more or less than Maddox?

P.S. Mike Connors’ legal name was Krekor Ohanian. (He was of Armenian descent.) His agent, Henry Willson — famous for re-naming actors like Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson — gave him the stage name “Touch Connors” at the start of his career. (“Touch” was a nickname he’d acquired on the basketball court.) Connors disliked the name, but it wasn’t until later in his career that he was permitted to change “Touch” to “Mike.”

Sources:

  • Mannix – Wikipedia
  • Hanks, Patrick. (Ed.) Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • SSA

Image: Screenshot of Mannix

[Latest update: Oct. 2025]

Hollywood names invented by Henry Willson

American talent agent Henry Willson (1911-1978)
Henry Willson

Hollywood talent agent Henry Willson — the man behind the beefcake craze of the 1950s — liked to invent snappy stage names for his clients. “Catchy, iterative, marquee-size monikers were his trademark.”

And several of his clients (such as Troy Donahue, and Tab Hunter) went on to achieve so much fame that they, in turn, had an influence on U.S. baby names.

Here are some of the names that Willson came up with (or helped come up with):

Stage nameReal name
Chad EverettRaymon Cramton
Guy MadisonRobert Moseley
John SaxonCarmine Orrico
Rhonda FlemingMarilyn Louis
Rock HudsonRoy Fitzgerald
Rory CalhounFrancis McCown
Tab HunterArthur Gelien
Touch Connors (later known as Mike Connors)Krekor Ohanian
Troy DonahueMerle Johnson
Ty Hungerford (later known as Ty Hardin)Orison Hungerford
Yale SummersRoy Neuvohner

Red-headed Rhonda Fleming’s surname was chosen because it sounded like the word flaming.

Speaking of flames, Rory Calhoun’s first name was inspired by Francis McCown’s brief stint as a firefighter (i.e., “roaring blazes”).

Which group of names do you prefer, the stage names (on the left) or the real names (on the right)?

Sources:

  • Henry Willson – Wikipedia
  • Hofler, Robert. The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2006.
  • Hunter, Tab and Eddie Muller. Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2006.

Image: Clipping from Modern Screen (Oct. 1946)

[Latest update: Oct. 2025]