Conrad (name)

Conrad
Origin
Meaning	"bold counsel"
Region of origin	Germany

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)

Last updated August 10, 2025

Conrad is a Germanic 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 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, kondrachuk

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

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

Notes

↑ 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

1 2 Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116
1 2 "Surname: Conrad". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
↑ 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.

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[4] 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]

[KMD-1] 1 2 Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116

[surnamedb-2] 1 2 "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.

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