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Conrad (name)

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Conrad
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈkɒnræd/ KON-rad
German: [ˈkɔnʁaːt]
GenderMale
Origin
Meaning"bold counsel"
Other names
Related namesKonrad, Corrado (Italian)

Conrad is a Germanic masculine given name and a surname.

Origin and meaning

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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

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First name

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Surname

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Conrad
Origin
Meaning"bold counsel"
Region of originGermany
  • William Conrad III (Born 1977), New York Assembly 140th District
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    Notes

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    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]

    References

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    1. ^ a b Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116
    2. ^ a b "Surname: Conrad". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
    3. ^ S. M. Bay. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, Volume 8. Louis Houck, ed. 1871. p. 216.