Conrad (name)

Conrad is a Germanic 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
• 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, Kondzio Kuhn, Kunc, Kunz, Kuntz, Kunzel, Zunzelman,
• Patronymics: Kurten, Coners, Conerding, Conradsen, Coenraets, Kondratowicz, Konradowicz, Kondratowitz

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-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 (1935–2016), American politician
• Conrad Coleby (born 1979), Australian actor
• Conrad K. Cyr (1931–2016), American judge
• Conrad Dobler (1950–2023), 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 Hollenbeck (1847–1915), American politician and judge
• Conrad Hubbard, American game designer and writer
• Conrad Janis (1928–2022), American jazz musician and actor
• Conrad N. Jordan (1830–1903), American banker
• Conrad Keely (born 1972), American singer
• Conrad Knowles (1810–1844), Australian actor
• Conrad Leinemann (born 1971), Canadian beach volleyball player
• Conrad Leonard (1898–2003), British composer and pianist
• 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 Tillard (born 1964), American politician, Baptist minister, radio host, author, and activist
• Conrad Veidt (1893–1943), German actor

Surname

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 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, fictional character in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'
• Conrad Grayson, fictional character in the television series Revenge
• Conrad S. "Duke" Hauser, fictional 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 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 Walden, character in the film The Cat in the Hat
• Conrad Weller, fictional character in the Kyo Kara Maoh! series of novels by Tomo Takabayashi

See also

• Conrad (disambiguation)
• Conradus (disambiguation)
• Saint Conrad (disambiguation)
• Konrad, surname
• Konrad (given name)
• Coenraad

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