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Conan

American  
[koh-nuhn] / ˈkoʊ nən /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Burns scholar and enthusiast Dr Bill Zachs said: "Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, reported about a séance that happened where a crazy Burns collector named Edward Barrington Nash tried through the medium of a spirit to invoke Robert Burns and find where this missing portrait was."

From BBC

This year’s Academy Awards ceremony will be hosted for the second time by comedian Conan O’Brien and will air March 15 on ABC—though that won’t be forever.

From The Wall Street Journal

The awards will take place on 15 March, hosted by US comedian Conan O'Brien.

From BBC

US comedian Conan O'Brien will return to host this year's Academy Awards ceremony, which takes place on 15 March.

From BBC

As Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Chief Executive Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang said in a notably early announcement of O’Brien’s encore, “Conan was the perfect host — skillfully guiding us through the evening with humor, warmth and reverence.”

From Los Angeles Times