# 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
* 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

## 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
* Conrad young

### 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
* 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
* 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, 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