Conrad (name)

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". 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. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297.

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. Variants in other languages include:
 * German: Konrad, Kohrt, Kordt, Kunrad, Kuhndert, Kuhnt, Kurt and Kurth
 * Dutch: Coen, Coenraad, Koen(raad), Koendert, Koene
 * Afrikaans: Conradie
 * Swedish: Konrad
 * 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

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 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

• 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

• Frank Conrad (1874–1941), American radio broadcaster

• 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

• 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)

Fiction

 * 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, fictional character in the television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'
 * Conrad Grayson, fictional character in the television series Revenge
 * Conrad S. "Duke" Hauser, fictional 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
 * Corrado John "Junior" Soprano Jr., fictional character on the television series The Sopranos
 * Conrad Stargard, fictional character in a series of novels by Leo Frankowski
 * Conrad Walden, character in the film The Cat in the Hat
 * Conrad Weller, fictional character in the Kyo Kara Maoh! series of novels by Tomo Takabayashi