Conrad
proper noun
- male given name
- family name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑnɹæd/ / /ˈkɒnɹæd/
name
Etymology: A variant of German Konrad, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, from *kōnī (“bold, brave”) + *rād (“counsel”). Cognate of Old English Cēnrēd, Dutch Koenraad and Icelandic Konráð.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
“There was no further need for words, because the lexicon of Romance jargon has just been fully deployed. In it chaps are called names like Conrad, and girls names like Delora, quite unlike the names of those who are reading it on the way to work.”
“Career diplomat Conrad Tribble said on Twitter that multiculturalism “is one of our greatest strengths as a country, and I go to that well often as an American diplomat. It’s hard to overstate the global soft power impact of America’s cultural diversity.””
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Newton County, Indiana, United States.
- A small city in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Pondera County, Montana, United States.