Conner Habib sounded like a real person’s name (and it was!) it’s slightly clumsy, easy enough to remember.” It also helped me avoid innuendo names like Dick Powers or Johnny Thrust. And Habib: the Arabic word for “sweetheart” or “beloved one.” I’m Syrian and Irish, and the name reflected my origins and displayed my Middle Eastern heritage, which is all-but-unrepresented in porn. “Oh, Conner!” one jokingly yelped to the other, as they played at being gay. Conner: The name of one of two drunken Irish boys I saw dry humping each other at a pub in Killarney when I was 15. “My name was carved from bits of my history. In an essay for BuzzFeed, porn star, intellectual, and social media enthusiast Conner Habib talks about the daunting task of choosing one’s porn name, how he chose his, and why he thinks they contribute to the “discrimination against and misunderstanding of porn stars.” Ever wonder how your favorite porn star got his name? Does everyone in porn actually name themselves after pets and streets, or is there a giant sorting hat- like in Harry Potter-that chooses porn names to shout as each newcomer fills out an application?
