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| Pronunciation | English: /ˈkɒnræd/ KON-rad German: [ˈkɔnʁaːt] ⓘ |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Meaning | "bold counsel" |
Conrad is a Germanic masculine given name and a surname.
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| Pronunciation | English: /ˈkɒnræd/ KON-rad German: [ˈkɔnʁaːt] ⓘ |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Meaning | "bold counsel" |
Conrad is a Germanic masculine given name and a surname.
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. [lower-alpha 1] Variants in other languages include: [2]
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| Meaning | "bold counsel" |
| Region of origin | Germany |
Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard from a Germanic source similar to Old High German *Hugihard "heart-brave", or *Hoh-ward, literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probably in some cases a confusion with the Old Norse cognate Haward (Hávarðr), which means "high guard", and as a surname also with the unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases it is from the Old English eowu hierde "ewe herd". In Anglo-Norman the French digram -ou- was often rendered as -ow- such as tour → tower, flour → flower, etc.. A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward". Between 1900 and 1960, Howard ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960 and 1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990 and 2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. People with the given name Howard or its variants include:
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from hug "mind" and beraht "bright". It also occurs as a surname.
Gordon is a surname with multiple origins, especially Scottish. The masculine given name Gordon is derived from the surname.
Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form of Germanic names beginning in aud-, an element meaning "wealth, prosperity".
Black is a surname which can be of either English, Scottish, Irish or French origin. In the cases of non-English origin, the surname is likely to be an Anglicisation. Notable persons with that surname include:
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic *rīk- 'ruler, leader, king' and *hardu- 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more.
Konrad is a German given name and surname that means "bold counselor" and may refer to:
Carl is a North Germanic male name meaning "free man". The name originates in Old West Norse.
Anderson is a surname deriving from a patronymic meaning "son of Ander/Andrew".
Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from the Gaelic surname meaning ‘great’, but is also linked to a Welsh mountain named Moel Darren. It is also believed to be a variant of Darrell, which originated from the French surname D'Airelle, meaning "of Airelle". The common spelling of Darren is found in the Welsh language, meaning "edge": Black Darren and Red Darren are found on the eastern side of the Hatterrall Ridge, west of Long Town. In New Zealand, the Darran Mountains exist as a spur of the Southern Alps in the south of the country.
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Griffin is a surname of Irish, English and Welsh origin. Griffin was the 75th most common surname on the island of Ireland in 1891. It was estimated in 2000 that Griffin is the 114th most common surname in the U.S., with a population in the order of two hundred thousand.
Wolf is a given name and a surname. It is common among Germanic-speaking peoples, alongside variants such as Wulf. Names which translate to English "wolf" are also common among other nations, including many Native American peoples within the current or former extent of the habitat of the grey wolf.
Reynolds is a surname in the English language. Among the earliest recorded use of the surname is from the early 14th century.
Arnold is a masculine German, Dutch and English given name. It is composed of the Germanic elements arn "eagle" and wald "power, brightness". The name is first recorded in Francia from about the 7th century, at first often conflated with the name Arnulf, as in the name of bishop Arnulf of Metz, also recorded as Arnoald. Arnulf appears to be the older name, and German (Frankish) Arnold may have originally arisen in c. the 7th century as a corruption of Arnulf, possibly by conflation of similar names such as Hari-wald, Arn-hald, etc.
Bennett is an English surname and, less commonly, a given name. Alternative spellings include Bennet, Benett and Benet. It is common throughout the British Isles, in England, Scotland and also in Ireland.
Henry is a masculine given name derived from Old French Henri / Henry, itself derived from the Old Frankish name Heimeric, from Common Germanic *Haimarīks. In Old High German, the name was conflated with the name Haginrich to form Heinrich.
Benjamin is a popular given name for males, derived from Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין, Bīnyāmīn, translating as "son of the right [hand]" in both Hebrew and Arabic languages, although in the Samaritan Pentateuch the name appears as "Binyaamem": "son of my days".
Byron is an English toponymic surname that is derived from Byram, North Yorkshire. Its use as a given name derives from the surname.
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