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| Pronunciation |
/ˈkɒnræd/ German: [ˈkɔnʁat] |
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| Gender | Masculine |
| Meaning | "bold counsel" |
| Related names | Con, Connie, Conrade, Conrado, Corrado, Cort, Curt, Konrad, Kort and Kurt |
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| Meaning | "bold counsel" |
| Region of origin | Germany |
Conrad is a masculine given name and a surname.
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 spelling variants of the surname including: