Conrad (name)
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| Pronunciation | /ˈkɒnræd/ German: [ˈkɔnʁat] |
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| Gender | Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "bold counsel" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Con, Connie, Conrade, Conrado, Corrado, Cort, Curt, Konrad, Kort and Kurt |
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 spelling variants of the surname including:[2]
- Austria, Germany and Switzerland: Konrad, Kohrt, Kordt, Kunrad, Kuhndert, Kuhnt, and Kurth
- Dutch: Coen, Coenraad, Koen(raad)
- South Africa: Conradie (Afrikaans)
- Sweden: Konrad
- Ireland: Ó Conradh (In Irish, the word conradh also means "league" or "alliance")
- Poland: Konrad
- Czech and Slovak: Konrád
- Russia: Kondrat
- Italy: Corrado, Corradi, Cunradi (Tuscany)
- Hungary: Konrád
- Spanish, Portuguese: Conrado
- Diminutives: Kienzle, Kuhn, Kunc, Kunz, Kuntz, Kunzel, Zunzelman
- Patronymics: Kurten, Coners, Conerding, Conradsen, Coenraets, and Kondratovich
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 Black (born 1944), Canadian 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 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 N. Jordan (1830–1903), American banker
- Conrad Keely (born 1972), American singer
- Conrad Leinemann (born 1971), Canadian beach volleyball player
- 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 Smith (born 1981), New Zealand rugby player
- Conrad Stoltz (born 1973), South African triathlete
- Conrad Veidt (1893–1943), German actor
Surname
| Origin | |
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| Word/name | Medieval Germanic |
| Meaning | "bold counsel" |
| Region of origin | Germany |
2
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
- 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 Kellogg, fictional character and villain in the 2015 video game Fallout 4
- Conrad Shepard, fictional character in the Seasons 1-3 of television series Weeds
- 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
See also
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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