User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 02-03-'12 — Leaked AC3 info!/@comment-83.71.7.144-20120304094938/@comment-1888015-20120304195018

No where has it been mentioned that Connor is a name given to him by his father. Connor could have just chosen it for himself because he liked the sound of it, and probably because it helps him fit in better with the Americans that he sides with.