Conrad (name)

Conrad

Pronunciation /ˈkɒnræd/
German: [ˈkɔnʁat]
Gender Masculine
Origin
Meaning "bold counsel"
Other names
Related names Con, Connie, Conrade, Conrado, Corrado, Cort, Curt, Konrad, Kort and Kurt

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]

People

First name

Surname

Conrad
Family name
Meaning "bold counsel"
Region of origin Germany

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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