Conrad (name)

Conrad (name)

Conrad (\c(o)-nrad) is a masculine given name and a surname. As a given name, it is of Old Germanic pre-7th century origin meaning "brave", "bold ruler", "counsel". As a surname, Conrad is of Medieval German origin, from the compound given name Kuoni-rad, meaning "brave counsel". It became popular in post-medieval English and post-medieval French. The oldest public records are in 1297 (Elsabe, Germany), and 1337 (Ulm, Germany). There are over one hundred spelling variants of the surname including:

• Austria, Germany and Switzerland: Konrad, Kohrt, Kordt, Kunrad, Kuhndert, Kuhnt, and Kurth
• Dutch: Koen(raad)
• South Africa: Conradie (Afrikaans)
• Sweden: Konrad
• Ireland: Ó Conradh (In Irish, the word conradh also means "league" or "alliance")
• Poland: Konrad
• Czech and Slovak: Konrád
• Russia: Kondrat
• Italy: Corrado, Corradi, Cunradi (Tuscany)
• Hungary: Konrád
• Spanish: Conrado
• Diminutives: Kienzle, Kuhn, Kunc, Kunz, Kuntz, Kunzel, Zunzelman
• Patronymics: Kurten, Coners, Conerding, Conradsen, Coenraets, and Kondratovich