Conrad is a Germanic masculine given name and a

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Origin and meaning

It is derived from the

Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic languages, Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from ...

name Konrad, from ''conja'' meaning "bold" and ''rad'' "counsel".Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. It was the name of a 10th-century bishop of Constance, and became popular in post- medieval English, and post-

medieval French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th 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 *Irish: Ó Conradh (In Irish language, 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 A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...

: Kienzle, Kondzio Kuhn, Kunc, Kunz, Kuntz, Kunzel, Zunzelman, *

Patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

s: 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 Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-British writer and former politician, Publishing, newspaper publisher, Investor, financier, and Fraudster, convicted fraudster. Black's father was businessma ...

(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 Conrad Gessner (; ; 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. Born into a poor family in Zürich, Switzerland, his father and teachers quickly realised his talents and supported him t ...

(1516–1565), Swiss naturalist and bibliographer * Conrad Hall (1926–2003), American cinematographer * Conrad Harder (born 2005), Danish footballer *

Conrad Hilton Conrad Nicholson Hilton (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American hotel magnate and politician who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916, Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature ...

(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 Conrad Janis (February 11, 1928 – March 1, 2022) was an American jazz trombonist and actor who starred in film and television during the Golden Age Era in the 1950s and 1960s, and continued acting right up until 2012. He played the role of Mi ...

(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 Conrad Malte-Brun (; born Malthe Conrad Bruun; 12 August 177514 December 1826), sometimes referred to simply as Malte-Brun, was a Dano- French geographer and journalist. His second son, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun, was also a geographer. Today he ...

(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 John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1940, a ...

(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 Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. He is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single "Firestone (song), Firestone" and his number-one single "Start Again (Conrad Sewell song), Sta ...

(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 Hans Walter Conrad Veidt ( , ; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German and British actor. He attracted early attention for his roles in the films ''Different from the Others'' (1919), ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), and ''The Man ...

(1893–1943), German actor

Surname

Royalty

Conrad I of Germany Conrad I (; c. 881 – 23 December 918), called the Younger, was the king of East Francia from 911 to 918. He was the first king not of the Carolingian dynasty, the first to be elected by the nobility and the first to be anointed. He was chosen as ...

(890–918) * Conrad the Red (922–955) *

Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II (, – 4 June 1039), also known as and , was the Holy Roman Emperor, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian dynasty, Salian emperors, who reigned for one century ...

(990–1039) *

Conrad III of Germany Conrad III (; ; 1093 or 1094 – 15 February 1152) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was from 1116 to 1120 Duke of Franconia, from 1127 to 1135 anti-king of his predecessor Lothair III, and from 1138 until his death in 1152 King of the Romans in t ...

(1093–1152) *

Conrad IV of Germany Conrad (25 April 1228 – 21 May 1254), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was the only son of Emperor Frederick II from his second marriage with Queen Isabella II of Jerusalem. He inherited the title of King of Jerusalem (as Conrad II) u ...

(1228–1254) * Conrad V of Germany (1252–1268) *

Konrad I of Masovia Konrad I of Masovia (ca. 1187/88 – 31 August 1247), from the Polish Piast dynasty, was the sixth Duke of Masovia and Kuyavia from 1194 until his death as well as High Duke of Poland from 1229 to 1232 and again from 1241 to 1243. Life Konrad w ...

(c. 1187 – 31 August 1247) *

Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria Conrad I ( 1020 – 5 December 1055), also known as Cuno or Kuno, was the duke of Bavaria from 1049 to 1053. He was of the Ezzonen family, his parents being Liudolf, Count of Zütphen and eldest son of Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine, and Mat ...

(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 Conrad II of Italy, also known as Conrad (III) (12 February 1074 – 27 July 1101), was the Duke of Lower Lorraine (1076–1087), King of Germany (1087–1098) and King of Italy (1093–1098). He was the second son of Holy Roman Emperor Henry&nbs ...

(1074–1101) *

Conrad of Montferrat Conrad of Montferrat (Italian language, Italian: ''Corrado del Monferrato''; Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''Conrà ëd Monfrà'') (c. 1146 – 28 April 1192) was a nobleman, one of the major participants in the Third Crusade. He was the '' ...

(1140s–1192) * Conrad I, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1186–1261) * Conrad I, Duke of Swabia (died 997) *

Conrad II, Duke of Swabia Conrad II (February/March 1172 – 15 August 1196), was Duke of Rothenburg (1188–1191) and Swabia from 1191 until his death. He was the fifth son of Frederick I Barbarossa and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy. Life After the third-born son of ...

(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)

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 ''The King's Man'' is a 2021 spy action film directed by Matthew Vaughn from his story and a screenplay he wrote with Karl Gajdusek. The third instalment in the British ''Kingsman'' film series, which is based on the comic book '' The Secr ...

'' * 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 ''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American Tragedy, tragedy film directed by Robert Redford in his List of directorial debuts, feature directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the Ordinary People (Guest novel), 1976 novel by ...

Conrad McMasters These are the characters of the American television legal drama '' Matlock''. Main Ben Matlock Benjamin Leighton "Ben" Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous defense attorney who charges a fee of $100,000 to take a case. He is known ...

, character on the television series ''Matlock'' * Conrad Shepard, character in the Seasons 1–3 of television series ''Weeds'' *John Conrad, character and the main antagonist in the video game '' Spec Ops: The Line'' * Corrado John "Junior" Soprano Jr., fictional character on the television series ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey American Mafia, Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks. He reluct ...

'' * Conrad Stargard, character in a series of novels by Leo Frankowski *Conrad Walden, character in the film ''

The Cat in the Hat ''The Cat in the Hat'' is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by American author Dr. Seuss. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped top hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house ...

'' * 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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