Conrad (name)

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 spelling variants of the surname including:

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

First name

Conrad III Schetz, 1st Baron of Hoboken.

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), 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 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 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 Sewell (born 1988), Australian singer-songwriter

Conrad Smith (born 1981), New Zealand rugby player

Conrad Stoltz (born 1973), South African triathlete

Conrad Veidt (1893–1943), German actor

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 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

Conrad Tesdinic, titular fictional character in Diana Wynn Jones' book Conrad's Fate