Conrad (name)

This article is about the given name and surname. For other uses, see Conrad.

Not to be confused with comrade.

Conrad is a Germanic masculine given name and a surname.

Conrad

Conrad I of Germany
Pronunciation	English: /ˈkɒnræd/ KON-rad German: [ˈkɔnʁaːt] ⓘ
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	"bold counsel"
Other names
Related names	Konrad, Corrado (Italian)

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 forms and spelling variants of the surname. In English, Coonrod is a variant spelling and a variant pronunciation of Conrad.^[a] Variants in other languages include:^[2]

• 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, 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 Harder (born 2005), Danish footballer
• 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

Conrad

Origin
Meaning	"bold counsel"
Region of origin	Germany

• Alfred H. Conrad (1924–1970), professor of economics
• Agnes C. Conrad (1918–2011), American archivist and historian
• Barnaby Conrad (1922–2013), American artist and writer
• Barnaby Conrad III (born 1952), American artist and writer
• Breanna Conrad (born 1989), American television personality
• Brian Conrad (born 1970), American mathematician
• Charles Magill Conrad (1804–1878), American politician
• Chris Conrad (disambiguation), multiple people
• Clyde Lee Conrad (1948–1998), American spy
• Con Conrad (1891–1938), American songwriter
• David Conrad (born 1967), American actor
• Demian Conrad (born 1974), Swiss designer
• Ethan Conrad (born 2004), American baseball player
• Frank Conrad (1874–1941), American radio broadcaster
• Franz Josef Conrad (1944–1985), German politician
• Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852–1925), Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the outbreak of World War I
• Glen E. Conrad (1949–2021), American judge
• Holmes Conrad (1840–1915), American lawyer
• J. R. Conrad (born 1974), American football player
• Jeff Conrad (born 1978), American drummer
• Jess Conrad (born 1936), British singer and actor
• Jimmy Conrad (born 1977), American soccer player
• Joe Conrad (1930–2018), American golfer
• Joseph Conrad (disambiguation), several people, including

• Joseph Conrad (1857–1924), Polish-British novelist
• Joseph Conrad (French colonel) (1788–1837), killed at the Battle of Barbastro
• Joseph Conrad (general) (1830–1897), American Civil War general

• Kent Conrad (born 1948), American politician
• Kevin Conrad (born 1968), Papua New Guinean environmentalist
• Kimberley Conrad (born 1962), American model
• Kurt Conrad (1911–1982), German politician
• Lars Conrad (born 1976), German freestyle swimmer
• Lauren Conrad (born 1986), American television personality
• Lawrence Conrad (born 1949), British historian
• Leon Conrad, British embroidery designer
• Max Conrad (1903–1979), American aviator
• Michael Conrad (1925–1983), American actor
• Michael Conrad (biologist) (1941–2000), American biologist
• Norman Conrad (born 1947), Canadian politician
• Paul Conrad (1924–2010), American political cartoonist
• Pete Conrad (1930–1999), American astronaut
• Peter Conrad (disambiguation), multiple people
• Reinaldo Conrad (born 1942), Brazilian sailor
• Richard Conrad (1935–2019), American opera singer
• Robert Conrad, several people
• Roy Conrad (1940–2002), American actor
• Shukri Conrad (born 1967), South African cricketer and cricket coach
• Steven Conrad (born 1968), American screenwriter
• Timothy Abbott Conrad (1803–1877), American zoologist and geologist
• Tony Conrad (1940–2016), American artist and film-maker
• Victor Conrad (1876–1962), Austrian scientist
• William Conrad (1920–1994), American actor
• William N. Conrad (1889–1968), New York politician
• William Conrad III (Born 1977), New York Assembly 140th District

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)
• Konrad I of Masovia (c. 1187 – 31 August 1247)
• 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)

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
• 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
• Conrad McMasters, 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
• Conrad Stargard, character in a series of novels by Leo Frankowski
• Conrad Walden, character in the film The Cat in the Hat
• 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

See also

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

Notes

1. This confusion in spelling and pronunciation was the crux of a legal dissent in the case of Carpenter v. the State before the Missouri Supreme Court in 1843.^[3]