Conrad is a German 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'). 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. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297.
There are over one hundred forms and spelling variants of the surname. In English, Coonrod is a variant spelling and a variant pronunciation of Conrad. Variants in other languages include:
- German: Konrad, Kohrt, Kordt, Kunrad, Kuhndert, Kuhnt, Kurt and Kurth
- Dutch: Coen, Coenraad, Koen(raad), Koendert, Koene
- Afrikaans: Conradie
- Icelandic: Konráður, Konráð
- Irish: ÃÂ Conradh (In Irish, the word conradh also means 'league' or 'alliance')
- Latvian: KonrÃÂds
- Polish: Konrad
- Czech, Slovak and Hungarian: Konrád
- Italian: Corrado
- Spanish and Portuguese: Conrado
- Diminutives: Kienzle, Kondzio Kuhn, Kunc, Kunz, Kuntz, Kunzel, Zunzelman,
- Patronymics: Kurten, Coners, Conerding, Conradsen, Coenraets, Kondratowicz, Konradowicz, Kondratowitz, kondrachuk
People
First name
- Conrad, prior of Christ Church at Canterbury from 1108 to 1126
- Conrad Aiken (1889âÂÂ1973), American writer
- Conrad Anker (born 1962), American mountaineer
- Conrad Bain (1923âÂÂ2013), Canadian-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 (1935âÂÂ2016), American politician
- Conrad Coleby (born 1979), Australian actor
- Conrad K. Cyr (1931âÂÂ2016), American judge
- Conrad Dobler (1950âÂÂ2023), American football player
- Conrad Felixmüller (1897âÂÂ1977), German painter and printmaker
- Conrad of Gelnhausen (1320âÂÂ1390), German theologian
- Conrad Gessner (1516âÂÂ1565), Swiss naturalist and bibliographer
- Conrad Hall (1926âÂÂ2003), American cinematographer
- Conrad Harder (born 2005), Danish footballer
- Conrad Hilton (1887âÂÂ1979), American hotelier
- Conrad Hilton Jr. (1926âÂÂ1969), American socialite
- Conrad Hollenbeck (1847âÂÂ1915), American politician and judge
- Conrad Hubbard, American game designer and writer
- Conrad Janis (1928âÂÂ2022), American jazz musician and actor
- Conrad N. Jordan (1830âÂÂ1903), American banker
- Conrad Keely (born 1972), American singer
- Conrad Knowles (1810âÂÂ1844), Australian actor
- Conrad Leinemann (born 1971), Canadian beach volleyball player
- Conrad Leonard (1898âÂÂ2003), British composer and pianist
- Conrad of Lichtenberg (1240âÂÂ1299), German bishop
- Conrad Longmire (1921âÂÂ2010), American theoretical physicist
- Conrad Malte-Brun (1755âÂÂ1826), 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 (1897âÂÂ1970), American actor
- Conrad Nightingale (born 1945), American steeplechase runner
- Conrad Phillips (1925âÂÂ2016), British actor
- Conrad Ricamora, American actor and singer
- Conrad Richter (1890âÂÂ1968), American novelist
- Conrad Ross, Uruguayan footballer and manager
- Conrad Roy (1995âÂÂ2014), 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 Tillard (born 1964), American politician, Baptist minister, radio host, author, and activist
- Conrad Veidt (1893âÂÂ1943), German actor
Surname
Royalty
- Conrad I of Germany (890âÂÂ918)
- Conrad the Red (922âÂÂ955)
- Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990âÂÂ1039)
- Conrad III of Germany (1093âÂÂ1152)
- Conrad IV of Germany (1228âÂÂ1254)
- Conrad V of Germany (1252âÂÂ1268)
- Konrad I of Masovia (c. 1187 â 31 August 1247)
- Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria (1020âÂÂ1055)
- Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria (1052âÂÂ1055)
- Conrad of Burgundy (925âÂÂ993)
- Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia (975âÂÂ1011)
- Conrad II, Duke of Carinthia (1003âÂÂ1039)
- Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg (1040âÂÂ1086)
- Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg (died 1136)
- Conrad II of Italy (1074âÂÂ1101)
- Conrad of Montferrat (1140sâÂÂ1192)
- Conrad I, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1186âÂÂ1261)
- Conrad I, Duke of Swabia (died 997)
- Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (1173âÂÂ1196)
Saints
Fictional characters
- Conrad the Cat, Warner Bros. cartoon character
- Conrad Birdie, teenage heartthrob in Bye Bye Birdie (musical)
- Adrian Conrad, character in the television series Stargate SG-1
- Hermes Conrad, character of the television series Futurama
- Conrad Dalton, character on television series Madam Secretary
- Conrad Oxford, character in the movie The King's Man
- Conrad Ecklie, character in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Conrad Grayson, character in the television series Revenge
- Conrad S. "Duke" Hauser, First Sergeant of G.I. Joe, elite anti-terrorism task force
- Conrad Hawkins, character on television series The Resident
- Conrad Jarrett, character in the book and its film adaptation, Ordinary People
- Conrad McMasters, character on the television series Matlock
- Conrad Shepard, character in the Seasons 1âÂÂ3 of television series Weeds
- John Conrad, character and the main antagonist in the video game '
- Corrado John "Junior" Soprano Jr., fictional character on the television series The Sopranos
- Conrad Stargard, character in a series of novels by Leo Frankowski
- Conrad Walden, character in the film The Cat in the Hat
- Conrad Weller, character in the Kyo Kara Maoh! series of novels by Tomo Takabayashi
- Conrad Fisher, character in the book The Summer I Turned Pretty and its TV adaptation
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