Conrad (name)

Conrad
Origin
Meaning	"bold counsel"
Region of origin	Germany

Conrad
	Conrad I of Germany
Pronunciation	/ˈkɒnræd/; German: [ˈkɔnʁat]
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	"bold counsel"

Conrad is a masculine given name and a surname.

Origin and meaning[]

It is derived from the Proto-Germanic name Konrad, from conja meaning "bold" and rad "counsel".^[1] It was the name of a 10th-century bishop of Constance, and became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th century.^[1] It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297.^[2]

There are over one hundred forms and spelling variants of the surname, including:^[2]

German: Konrad, Kohrt, Kordt, Kunrad, Kuhndert, Kuhnt, and Kurth
Dutch: Coen, Coenraad, Koen(raad), Koendert, Koene
Afrikaans: Conradie
Swedish: Konrad
Icelandic : Konráður
Irish: Ó Conradh (In Irish, the word conradh also means "league" or "alliance")
Latvia: Konrāds
Polish: Konrad
Czech and Slovak: Konrád
Italian: Corrado
Hungarian: Konrád
Spanish and Portuguese: Conrado
Diminutives: Kienzle, Kuhn, Kunc, Kunz, Kuntz, Kunzel, Zunzelman
Patronymics: Kurten, Coners, Conerding, Conradsen, and Coenraets

People[]

First name[]

Conrad, prior of Christ Church at Canterbury from 1108 to 1126
Conrad Aiken (1889–1973), American writer
Conrad Anker (born 1962), American mountaineer
Conrad Bain (1923–2013), Canadian-born American actor
Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (born 1989), American scrabble player
Conrad Black (born 1944), British newspaper publisher and writer
Conrad Buff (born 1948), American film editor
Conrad Burns (born 1935), American politician
Conrad Coleby (born 1979), Australian actor
Conrad K. Cyr (born 1931), American judge
Conrad Knowles (1810–1844), Australian actor
Conrad Dobler (born 1950), American football player
Conrad Felixmüller (1897–1977), German painter and printmaker
Conrad of Gelnhausen (1320–1390), German theologian
Conrad Gessner (1516–1565), Swiss naturalist and bibliographer
Conrad Hall (1926–2003), American cinematographer
Conrad Hilton (1887–1979), American hotelier
Conrad Hilton Jr. (1926–1969), American socialite
Conrad Hubbard, American game designer and writer
Conrad Janis, American jazz musician and actor
Conrad N. Jordan (1830–1903), American banker
Conrad Keely (born 1972), American singer
Conrad Leinemann (born 1971), Canadian beach volleyball player
Conrad of Lichtenberg (1240–1299), German bishop
Conrad Longmire (1921–2010), American theoretical physicist
Conrad Malte-Brun (1755–1826), Danish-born French geographer
Conrad Marais (born 1989), Namibian rugby union player
Conrad Murray (born 1953), Grenadian physician, convicted of the manslaughter of Michael Jackson
Conrad Nagel (1897–1970), American actor
Conrad Nightingale (born 1945), American steeplechase runner
Conrad Phillips (1925–2016), British actor
Conrad Ricamora, American actor and singer
Conrad Richter (1890–1968), American novelist
Conrad Ross, Uruguayan footballer and manager
Conrad Roy (1995–2014), American marine salvage captain whose suicide resulted in a manslaughter conviction of his girlfriend
Conrad Sewell (born 1988), Australian singer
Conrad Smith (born 1981), New Zealand rugby player
Conrad Stoltz (born 1973), South African triathlete
Conrad Veidt (1893–1943), German actor

Surname[]

Barnaby Conrad (1922–2013), American artist and writer
Barnaby Conrad III (born 1952), American artist and writer
Breanna Conrad (born 1989), American television personality
Brian Conrad (born 1970), American mathematician
Charles Magill Conrad (1804–1878), American politician
Chris Conrad (disambiguation), multiple people
Clyde Lee Conrad (1948–1998), American spy
Con Conrad (1891–1938), American songwriter
David Conrad (born 1967), American actor
Demian Conrad (born 1974), Swiss designer
Frank Conrad (1874–1941), American radio broadcaster
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852–1925), Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the outbreak of World War I
Glen E. Conrad (1949–2021), American judge
Holmes Conrad (1840–1915), American lawyer
, American writer
Jeff Conrad (born 1978), American drummer
Jess Conrad (born 1936), British singer and actor
Jimmy Conrad (born 1977), American soccer player
Joseph Conrad, several people
Kent Conrad (born 1948), American politician
Kevin Conrad (born 1968), Papua New Guinean environmentalist
Kimberley Conrad (born 1962), American model
Lars Conrad (born 1976), German freestyle swimmer
Lauren Conrad (born 1986), American television personality
Lawrence Conrad (born 1949), British historian
Leon Conrad, British embroidery designer
Max Conrad (1903–1979), American aviator
Michael Conrad (1925–1983), American actor
Michael Conrad (biologist) (1941–2000), American biologist
Norman Conrad (born 1947), Canadian politician
Paul Conrad (1924–2010), American political cartoonist
Pete Conrad (1930–1999), American astronaut
Peter Conrad (disambiguation), multiple people
Reinaldo Conrad (born 1942), Brazilian sailor
Richard Conrad (1935–2019), American opera singer
Robert Conrad, several people
Roy Conrad (1940–2002), American actor
Shukri Conrad cricketer and cricket coach
Steven Conrad (born 1968), American screenwriter
Timothy Abbott Conrad (1803–1877), American zoologist and geologist
Tony Conrad (1940–2016), American artist and film-maker
Victor Conrad (1876–1962), Austrian scientist
William Conrad (1920–1994), American actor
William N. Conrad (1889–1968), New York politician

Royalty[]

Conrad I of Germany (890–918)
Conrad the Red (922–955)
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990–1039)
Conrad III of Germany (1093–1152)
Conrad IV of Germany (1228–1254)
Conrad V of Germany (1252–1268)
Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria (1020–1055)
Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria (1052–1055)
Conrad of Burgundy (925–993)
Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia (975–1011)
Conrad II, Duke of Carinthia (1003–1039)
Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg (1040–1086)
Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg (died 1136)
Conrad II of Italy (1074–1101)
Conrad of Montferrat (1140s–1192)
Conrad I, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1186–1261)
Conrad I, Duke of Swabia (died 997)
Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (1173–1196)

Saints[]

Saint Conrad of Constance (900–975)
Saint Conrad of Parzham (1818–1894)
Saint Conrad of Piacenza (1290–1351)
Blessed Conrad of Offida (1241–1306)
Blessed Conrad of Mondsee (died 1145)
Blessed Conrad of Ottobeuren (died 1227)

Fiction[]

Conrad S. "Duke" Hauser, fictional First Sergeant of G.I. Joe, elite anti-terrorism task force
Adrian Conrad, fictional character in the television series Stargate SG-1
Hermes Conrad, fictional character of the television series Futurama
Conrad the Cat, Warner Bros. cartoon character
Conrad Ecklie, fictional character in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Conrad Birdie, teenage heartthrob in Bye Bye Birdie (musical)
Conrad Grayson, fictional character in the television series Revenge
Conrad McMasters, fictional character on the television series Matlock
Conrad Shepard, fictional character in the Seasons 1–3 of television series Weeds
Corrado John "Junior" Soprano Jr., fictional character on the television series The Sopranos
Conrad Stargard, fictional character in a series of novels by Leo Frankowski
Conrad Weller, fictional character in the Kyo Kara Maoh! series of novels by Tomo Takabayashi
Conrad Walden, fictional character in The Cat in the Hat.
Conrad Hawkins, fictional character on television series "The Resident"
Conrad Dalton, fictional character on television series Madam Secretary

References[]

^ ^a ^b Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116
^ ^a ^b "Surname: Conrad". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

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[KMD-1] Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116

[surnamedb-2] "Surname: Conrad". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

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