Conrad

Conrad \co-nrad, con-r-ad\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Conrad is pronounced in English as KAANRaeD or in German as KAONRaaT ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Conrad: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Conrad?

Conrad is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and its origin is Germanic. The name's meaning is bold counsel. Two-element name derived from the elements 'kuon' meaning bold ; 'rad' meaning counsel, advice. Konrad (Germanic) is an original form of Conrad. Konrad was one of the most popular names in Germany during the Middle Ages; it was borne by four medieval German kings. The name was adopted, albeit on a modest basis, by medieval English speakers in tribute to a 10th-century saint and bishop of Constance in Switzerland. The forms Kondrat and Corrado were also borne by various early and medieval saints. In the 19th century, the name saw a sharp revival among English speakers from a re-introduction from Germany. Conradin (1252-1268) was the commonly known pet name of Conrad the Boy, who was the last in line of the Holy Roman Emperors and did not manage to succeed his father to become Conrad V. The pet form Conradin also appeared in Saki's short story Sredni Vashtar (1900/1914) as the name of a 10-year-old boy. The name Conradine name variations (German) is the female version of Conrad. The name Conrad is widely used; it has 27 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English comprise Coen name variations (used in Dutch as well), Coenraad meaning and origin, name Conn meaning, Conni pronounciation, baby name Cort, Duno name, and Konrad definition (used in Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic as well). The short form Con meaning of name, and the diminutive forms nicknames for Connie, name Curt origin (used in German as well), and Kurt name popularity (used in German as well) are other English variants. Foreign variants of Conrad comprise Conny pronounciation (German), name Conrade origin (French), Conrado name (Italian and Spanish), Conradus name popularity (Dutch), name Conrao meaning (Portuguese), Corrado meaning (Italian), name Koen (Dutch), Koenraad meaning and origin (Dutch), name Koenrad meaning (Dutch), Kondrat definition (Polish), Konni definition (German), name Konradin origin (German), Konrád meaning (Czech, Hungarian, and Slavic), and Kunz definition (German). Specific foreign variants comprise the diminutive forms name Conradin meaning (German) and name Kort meaning (Dutch and German). Conrad is a classic favorite. Today it is still a somewhat popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1931 with 0.054% of baby boys being given the name Conrad. It ranked at #214 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is of occasional use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was 0.014% and its ranking #774, was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2010, 36% more boys were named Conrad than the subsequent ranked name, nicknames for Koen.

The following famous people share the name Conrad:

• Actor Robert Conrad, born Conrad Robert Falk, 1 March 1935, Chicago, Illinois
• Actor Conrad Veidt, born 22 January 1893 - 3 April 1943, Berlin, Germany
• Business Personality Conrad Hilton, born Conrad Nicholson Hilton, 25 December 1887 - 3 January 1979.

List of baby names Conrad:

Konrad name popularity (Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Coenraad definition, Conrade name variations (French), name Kennard meaning (English), what does the name Kennerd mean, Kennward meaning of name, name Kenward, name Kinard, name Kinnaird, Kinnard definition, Koenraad meaning of name (Dutch), nicknames for Koenrad (Dutch), Kynard pronounciation, what does the name Kynnard mean, Conrado pronounciation (Italian and Spanish), nicknames for Kenard, Kenerd name popularity, Kennaird meaning and origin, name Kinaird origin, and Konrád meaning and origin (Czech, Hungarian, and Slavic).

The baby name Conrad fun facts:

The name Conrad in reverse order is "Darnoc".

The numerological value of the name Conrad is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Conrad?

Conrad is in the top names in USA.