Conrad (name)

Conrad
Pronunciation /ˈkɒnræd/
German: [ˈkɔnʁat]
Gender Masculine
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 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
  • Iceland : Konráður
  • Ireland: Ó Conradh (In Irish, the word conradh also means "league" or "alliance")
  • Poland: Konrad
  • Czech and Slovak: Konrád
  • Italy: Corrado
  • Hungary: Konrád
  • Spanish, Portuguese: Conrado
  • Diminutives: Kienzle, Kuhn, Kunc, Kunz, Kuntz, Kunzel, Zunzelman
  • Patronymics: Kurten, Coners, Conerding, Conradsen, and Coenraets

People

First name

Surname

Conrad
Origin
Region of origin Germany
Meaning "bold counsel"

Royalty

Saints

Fiction

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116
  2. 1 2 "Surname: Conrad". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
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