Conrad (name)
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Conrad 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:
Masculine
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given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
and a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. 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
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
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
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...
, 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: Koenraad
- South Africa: Conradie (Afrikaans)
- Ireland: Ó Conradh (In IrishIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
, 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, Kunc, Kunz, Kuntz, Kunzel, Zunzelman
- PatronymicPatronymicA patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
s: Kurten, Coners, Conerding, Conradsen, Coenraets, and Kondratovich
First name
- Conrad AikenConrad AikenConrad Potter Aiken was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography.-Early years:...
(1889–1973), American writer - Conrad AnkerConrad AnkerConrad Anker is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author famous for his challenging ascents in the high Himalaya and Antarctica. He is a member of The North Face climbing team and also works closely with Timex Expedition as brand ambassador...
(born 1962), American mountaineer - Conrad BainConrad BainConrad Stafford Bain is a Canadian-American actor. His television credits include a leading role as Phillip Drummond in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and as Dr. Arthur Harmon on Maude.-Personal life:...
(born 1923), Canadian-born American actor - Conrad BlackConrad BlackConrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, OC, KCSG, PC is a Canadian-born member of the British House of Lords, and a historian, columnist and publisher, who was for a time the third largest newspaper magnate in the world. Lord Black controlled Hollinger International, Inc...
(born 1944), Canadian newspaper publisher and writer - Conrad BuffConrad BuffConrad Buff is an American film editor with more than 25 film credits since 1985. Buff is known for winning an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and an ACE Eddie Award for Titanic ; the awards were shared with his co-editors James Cameron and Richard A. Harris...
(born 1948), American film editor - Conrad BurnsConrad BurnsConrad Ray Burns is a former United States Senator from Montana. He is only the second Republican to represent Montana in the Senate since the passage in 1913 of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and is the longest-serving Republican senator in Montana history.While in...
(born 1935), American politician - Conrad ColebyConrad ColebyConrad Julius Coleby is an Australian actor.-Biography:Coleby is the son of actor Robert Coleby and brother of actress Anja Coleby. He attended Somerset College on the Gold Coast, graduating in 1996. In the same year, he played the role of Colonel Juan Perón in the school's production of Evita...
(born 1979), Australian actor - Conrad DoblerConrad DoblerConrad Francis Dobler is a retired American football offensive lineman in the NFL.-Cardinals:Dobler was drafted in round 5 out of the University of Wyoming in the 1972 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He played right offensive guard for the Cardinals from 1972 to 1977, next to Hall-of-Famer...
(born 1950), American football player - Conrad of GelnhausenConrad of GelnhausenConrad of Gelnhausen was a German theologian and canon lawyer, and one of the founders of the conciliar movement of the late fourteenth century....
(1320–1390), German theologian - Conrad HallConrad HallConrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC was an American cinematographer from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he was best known for photographing films such as In Cold Blood, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, American Beauty, and Road to...
(1926–2003), American cinematographer - Conrad HiltonConrad HiltonConrad Nicholson Hilton was an American businessman and investor. He is well known for being the founder of the Hilton Hotels chain.-Early life:Hilton was born in San Antonio, New Mexico...
(1887–1979), American hotelier - Conrad HubbardConrad Hubbard-Author credits:Published material by Conrad Hubbard consists of contributions to more than 35 books which are classified as roleplaying game books, published by White Wolf Publishing and Sword & Sorcery Studios....
, American game designer and writer - Conrad KeelyConrad KeelyConrad Keely is a British-born, American musician, known primarily as the lead singer for the rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. He is also an artist and writer...
(born 1972), American singer - Conrad LeinemannConrad LeinemannConrad Leinemann is a beach volleyball player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, partnering Jody Holden. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:*...
(born 1971), Canadian beach volleyball player - Conrad Malte-BrunConrad Malte-BrunConrad Malte-Brun , born Malthe Conrad Bruun, was a Danish-French geographer and journalist. His second son, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun, was also a geographer.-Biography:...
(1755–1826), Danish-born French geographer - Conrad Murray (born 1953), Grenadian physician, convicted of the manslaughter of Michael Jackson
- Conrad NagelConrad NagelConrad Nagel was an American screen actor and matinee idol of the silent film era and beyond. He was also a well-known television actor and radio performer.-Biography:...
(1897–1970), American actor - Conrad RichterConrad RichterConrad Michael Richter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist whose lyrical work focuses on life along the American frontier.-Biography:...
(1890–1968), American novelist - Conrad SmithConrad SmithConrad Gerard Smith is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre . He had been in many Taranaki age group teams. He moved to Wellington where he completed an LLB at Victoria University of Wellington...
(born 1981), New Zealand rugby player - Conrad StoltzConrad StoltzConrad Stoltz is a triathlete from South Africa.He competes in triathlons and is four time World Champion of the XTERRA Series and ITU Cross Triathlon World Champion of off-road triathlon races....
(born 1973), South African triathlete - Conrad VeidtConrad VeidtConrad Veidt was a German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari , The Man Who Laughs , The Thief of Bagdad and Casablanca...
(1893–1943), German actor
Surname
- Breanna ConradBreanna ConradBreanna Christine Conrad is featured on season three of MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. She is the younger sister of Lauren Conrad, who was featured in the first two seasons of the show and in the MTV spin-off reality series The Hills.-Biography:Breanna Conrad was born and raised in...
(born 1989), American television personality - Brian ConradBrian ConradBrian Conrad , is an American mathematician and number theorist, working at Stanford University. Previously he was at the University of Michigan....
(born 1970), American mathematician - Charles Magill ConradCharles Magill ConradCharles Magill Conrad was a Louisiana politician who served in the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Confederate Congress...
(1804–1878), American politician - Clyde Lee ConradClyde Lee ConradClyde Lee Conrad was an U.S. Army non-commissioned officer who, from 1974 until his arrest on August 23, 1988, sold top secret classified information to the People's Republic of Hungary, including top secret NATO war plans...
(1948–1998), American spy - Con ConradCon ConradCon Conrad was an American songwriter and producer.-Biography:Con Conrad was born Conrad K. Dober in New York City. He published his first song, "Down in Dear Old New Orleans", in 1912. Conrad produced the Broadway show The Honeymoon Express, starring Al Jolson, in 1913...
(1891–1938), American songwriter - David ConradDavid ConradDavid Crawford Conrad is an American actor. From 2005 to 2010, he starred in the television series Ghost Whisperer alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt.-Early life:...
(born 1967), American actor - Frank ConradFrank ConradFrank Conrad was a radio broadcasting pioneer who worked as the Assistant Chief Engineer for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,...
(1874–1941), American radio broadcaster - Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852–1925), Austrian general
- Holmes ConradHolmes ConradHolmes Conrad was an American politician, lawyer and military officer.-Early life:Conrad was born in Winchester, Virginia. He was the son of Robert Young Conrad, a prominent lawyer of Winchester, and state attorney general from 1857 to 1862; his mother was Elizabeth Whiting, daughter of Burr Powell...
(1840–1915), American lawyer - Jeff Conrad (born 1978), American drummer
- Jess ConradJess ConradJess Conrad OBE is an actor and singer from England.-Career:Having started his career as a repertory actor and film extra, Jess Conrad was cast in a television play "Bye, Bye Barney" as a pop singer...
(born 1936), British singer and actor - Jimmy ConradJimmy ConradJames "Jimmy" Conrad is a retired American soccer defender who last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...
(born 1977), American soccer player - Joseph ConradJoseph ConradJoseph Conrad was a Polish-born English novelist.Conrad is regarded as one of the great novelists in English, although he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties...
(1857–1924), Polish-born British novelist - Kent ConradKent ConradKent Conrad is the senior United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party...
(born 1948), American politician - Kevin ConradKevin Conradframe|right|Amb. Conrad in GhanaKevin Mark Conrad, born in the United States to parents living in Papua New Guinea in 1968, is a Papua New Guinean lawyer and environmentalist...
(born 1968), Papua New Guinean environmentalist - Kimberley ConradKimberley Conrad-Personal life:She is probably best known for marrying Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in July 1989, an event which sparked worldwide media attention. The comic strip Doonesbury referred to the event as the belated end of the 1970s. The Hefners had two sons together: Marston Glenn Hefner and Cooper...
(born 1962), American model - Lauren ConradLauren ConradLauren Katherine Conrad is an American television personality, celebutante, and fashion designer. She came to prominence with her starring roles on the MTV reality series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and its spin-off series, The Hills, which at one point followed her personal and...
(born 1986), American television personality - Lawrence ConradLawrence ConradLawrence I. Conrad , is a historian of Near Eastern Medicine, at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in London, UK and a Lecturer at University College, London.He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University...
(born 1949), British historian - Max ConradMax ConradMaximilien "Max" Conrad, known as the "Flying Grandfather", was a record-setting aviator. In the 1950s and 1960s, he set nine official light plane world records, three of which still stand at the end of 2008. For his efforts, he was awarded the Louis Blériot medal in 1952 and the prestigious...
(1903–1979), American aviator - Michael ConradMichael ConradMichael Conrad was an American television actor.-Career:Conrad had a long acting career in television from the 1950s to the 1980s...
(1925–1983), American actor - Nick ConradNick ConradNick Conrad is a British radio and television presenter. He presents a daily phone-in programme on BBC Radio Norfolk in Norwich, which he describes as the programme 'that gets the whole county talking'...
(born 1984), British radio presenter - Norman ConradNorman ConradNorman Charles Conrad is a Canadian lawyer, politician and author.-Politics:Conrad ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Green Party of Canada candidate in the 1988 federal election. He ran in the Calgary Centre electoral district...
(born 1947), Canadian politician - Paul ConradPaul ConradPaul Francis Conrad was an American political cartoonist from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During college, Conrad started cartooning at the University of Iowa for the Daily Iowan. While serving with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, during World War II, Conrad received a B.A. in art in 1950...
(1924–2010), American political cartoonist - Pete ConradPete ConradCharles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. was an American naval officer, astronaut and engineer, and the third person to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 12 mission. He set an eight-day space endurance record along with command pilot Gordon Cooper on the Gemini 5 mission, and commanded the Gemini 11 mission...
(1930–1999), American astronaut - Reinaldo ConradReinaldo ConradReinaldo Conrad is a Brazilian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
(born 1942), Brazilian sailor - Robert ConradRobert ConradRobert Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the 1965 CBS television series The Wild Wild West, in which he played the sophisticated Secret Service agent James T. West, and his portrayal of World War II ace Pappy Boyington in the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep...
(born 1930), American director and actor - Roy ConradRoy ConradRoy Conrad was an actor and voice actor, most commonly known as the voice of Ben in the LucasArts computer game Full Throttle.-Career:...
(1940–2002), American actor - Steven ConradSteven ConradSteven Conrad is an American screenwriter, film producer and director.Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Conrad briefly attended Florida State University before transferring to Northwestern University, where he majored in English...
(born 1968), American screenwriter - Timothy Abbott ConradTimothy Abbott ConradTimothy Abbott Conrad was an American geologist, malacologist and carcinologist.- External links :* at Internet Archive...
(1803–1877), American zoologist and geologist - Tony ConradTony ConradTony Conrad is an American avant-garde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician/composer, sound artist, teacher and writer...
(born 1940), American artist and film-maker - Victor ConradVictor ConradVictor Conrad was an Austrian-American physicist, seismologist and meteorologist. He was the first director of the Austrian seismological service, and a reputed academician of international accomplishment. He was politically victimized twice, in 1919 for his ethnicity and in 1934 as a socialist...
(1876–1962), Austrian scientist - William ConradWilliam ConradWilliam Conrad was an American actor, producer and director whose career spanned five decades in radio, film and television....
(1920–1994), American actor
Royalty
- Conrad I of GermanyConrad I of GermanyConrad I , called the Younger, was Duke of Franconia from 906 and King of Germany from 911 to 918, the only king of the Conradine dynasty...
(890–918) - Conrad the Red (922-955)
- Conrad II, Holy Roman EmperorConrad II, Holy Roman EmperorConrad II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1027 until his death.The son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Alsace, he inherited the titles of count of Speyer and of Worms as an infant when Henry died at age twenty...
(990-1039) - Conrad III of GermanyConrad III of GermanyConrad III was the first King of Germany of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. He was the son of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, and Agnes, a daughter of the Salian Emperor Henry IV.-Life and reign:...
(1093–1152) - Conrad IV of GermanyConrad IV of GermanyConrad IV was king of Jerusalem , of Germany , and of Sicily .-Biography:...
(1228–1254) - Conrad V of GermanyConradinConrad , called the Younger or the Boy, but usually known by the diminutive Conradin , was the Duke of Swabia , King of Jerusalem , and King of Sicily .-Early childhood:Conradin was born in Wolfstein, Bavaria, to Conrad...
(1252–1268) - Conrad I, Duke of BavariaConrad I, Duke of BavariaConrad I , also known as Cuno or Kuno, was the duke of Bavaria from 1049 to 1053. He was of the Ezzonen family, his parents being Liudolf, Count of Zütphen and eldest son of Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine, and Matilda...
(1020–1055) - Conrad II, Duke of BavariaConrad II, Duke of BavariaConrad II , called the Child, was the duke of Bavaria from 1054 to 1055. He was the second son of the Emperor Henry III and his second wife, Agnes of Poitou. He was briefly appointed duke of Bavaria, which had been held by his elder brother Henry...
(1052–1055) - Conrad of BurgundyConrad of BurgundyConrad the Peaceful was the king of Burgundy from 937 until his death. He was the son of King Rudolph II, the first king of a united Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia...
(925-993) - Conrad I, Duke of CarinthiaConrad I, Duke of CarinthiaConrad I , of the Salian Dynasty, was the duke of Carinthia from 1004. He was the third son Duke Otto I and thus brother of both Henry of Speyer, father of the Emperor Conrad II, and Bruno, who was pope as Gregory V. He outlived both those elder brothers and his father.Along with his father, he was...
(975-1011) - Conrad II, Duke of CarinthiaConrad II, Duke of CarinthiaConrad II , called the Younger, was the Salian duke of Carinthia from 1035. His father, Conrad I died in 1011 when he was a minor. Adalbero of Eppenstein was given the duchy of Carinthia...
(1003–1039) - Conrad I, Count of LuxembourgConrad I, Count of LuxembourgConrad I, Count of Luxembourg was count of Luxembourg , succeeding his father Giselbert of Luxembourg.He was embroiled in an argument with the archbishop of Trier as to the abbaye Saint-Maximin in Trier which he had avowed. The archbishop excommunicated him Conrad had to make honourable amends and...
(1040–1086) - Conrad II, Count of LuxembourgConrad II, Count of LuxembourgConrad II of Luxembourg was count of Luxembourg , in succession to his father William I of Luxembourg. His mother was Mathilde or Luitgarde of Northeim....
(died 1136) - Conrad II of Italy (1074–1101)
- Conrad of MontferratConrad of MontferratConrad of Montferrat was a northern Italian nobleman, one of the major participants in the Third Crusade. He was the de facto King of Jerusalem, by marriage, from 24 November 1190, but officially elected only in 1192, days before his death...
(1140s-1192) - Conrad I, Burgrave of NurembergConrad I, Burgrave of NurembergConrad I of Nuremberg was a Burgrave of Nuremberg of the House of Hohenzollern. He was the younger son of Frederick I of Nuremberg and Sofie of Raabs...
(1186–1261) - Conrad I, Duke of SwabiaConrad I, Duke of SwabiaConrad I was Duke of Swabia from 983 until 997. His appointment as duke marked the return of Conradine rule over Swabia for the first time since 948....
(died 997) - Conrad II, Duke of SwabiaConrad II, Duke of SwabiaConrad II was duke of Swabia from 1191 to his death and Duke of Rothenburg . He was the fourth son of Frederick III Barbarossa and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, and brother of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor...
(1173–1196)
Saints
- Saint Conrad of ConstanceConrad of Constance-Life:Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance....
(900–975) - Saint Conrad of ParzhamConrad of ParzhamSaint Conrad of Parzham, O.F.M. Cap., was born in 1818 and was baptized with the name of John. He was the son of Bartholomäus Birndorfer and Gertrude Niedermayer and was born on the family farm near the town of Parzham in Bavaria, Germany....
(1818–1894) - Saint Conrad of PiacenzaConrad of PiacenzaSaint Conrad, T.O.S.F., was an Italian penitent and hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis.-Biography:Conrad belonged to one of the noblest families of the city of Piacenza, the place of his birth. The date of his birth, however, is uncertain...
(1290–1351) - Blessed Conrad of OffidaConrad of OffidaThe Blessed Conrad of Offida was an Italian Friar Minor preacher and founder of the Celestines.-Biography:Conrad was born at Offida, a little town in the March of Ancona, c. 1241...
(1241–1306) - Blessed Conrad of MondseeMondsee AbbeyMondsee Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Mondsee in Upper Austria.-History:The region of the Mondseeland, in which Mondsee is located, was formerly part of Bavaria. In 748 Mondsee Abbey was founded by Odilo, Duke of Bavaria. The abbey tradition was that the first monks came from Monte Cassino...
(died 1145) - Blessed Conrad of OttobeurenOttobeuren AbbeyOttobeuren is a Benedictine abbey, located in Ottobeuren, near Memmingen in the Bavarian Allgäu, Germany.-First foundation:It was founded in 764 by Blessed Toto, and dedicated to St. Alexander, the martyr. Of its early history little is known beyond the fact that Toto, its first abbot, died about...
(died 1227)
Fiction
- Adrian Conrad, fictional character in the television series Stargate SG-1
- Conrad EcklieConrad EcklieConrad Ecklie is a fictional character on the television series CSI played by Marc Vann. He was employed as Assistant Director of the crime lab of Clark County, Nevada until he was recently promoted to Undersheriff of the Las Vegas Police Department...
, fictional character in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Conrad Jarrett, fictional character in the 1976 novel and 1980 film Ordinary PeopleOrdinary PeopleOrdinary People is a 1980 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. It stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton....
- Conrad McMasters, fictional character on the television series Matlock
- Conrad StargardConrad StargardConrad Stargard is the protagonist and title character in a series of time travel novels written by Leo Frankowski. In them, a Polish engineer named Conrad Schwartz is sent back in time to the 13th century where he has to establish himself and cope with various crises including the eventual...
, fictional character in a series of novels by Leo Frankowski - Conrad Weller, fictional character in the Kyo Kara Maoh! series of novels by Tomo Takabayashi
- Conrad, fictional character in the Romeo x Juliet anime series. See List of Romeo x Juliet characters
- Conrad Shepard, fictional character in the Seasons 1-3 of television series WeedsWeeds (TV series)Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
played by Romany MalcoRomany MalcoRomany Romanic Malco, Jr. is an American actor and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image Award, MTV Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. Malco portrayed Conrad Shepard on the Showtime series Weeds. He most recently played George St...