Conrad

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Conrad

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, German
Etymology:
Conrad is a Germanic name meaning Bold Advice form “kuon” (bold) and “rad” (advice)

History:
Conrad was occasionally found in England during the Middle Ages, probably due to the influence of the Bishop of Constance. It was never common until its reintroduction in the 19th century from Germany.

Pronunciation: con-rad.

Diminutives:
Dutch: Cord, Cort, Kort.
German: Curt, Kurt.

Alternates: Conradin, Chonrad.
Dutch: Koenraad.
German: Konrad, Konradin.
Hawaiian: Keleke.
Italian: Corrado, Corradino.
Polish: Kondrat, Konrad, Konrat, Kundrad, Kunrad.
Spanish: Conrado.

Feminine: Conradina.

See also: Kurt.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Konrad Schwitters (1225-1287)
German poet.
Konrad Witz (?-1445)
German painter.
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825-1898)
Swiss writer.
Conrad Aiken (1889-1973)
American poet.
Conrad Richter (1890-1968)
American novelist
Konrad Wachsmann (1901-1980)
German-American architect.
Conrad Marca-Relli (1913-)
American artist.

Educators, Scholar, and Social Workers:
Conrad Malte-Brun (1775-1826)
Danish geographer.
Conrad Busken Huet (1826-1886)
Dutch literary critic
Corrado Gini (1884-1965)
Italian statistician.

Miscellaneous:
Conrad Nicholson Hilton (1887-1979)
American hotel executive.

Political Figures:
Conrad van Deventer (1857-1915)
Dutch statesman
Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967)
German statesman.
Konrad Henlein (1898-1945)
German politician.

Religious Figures:
Konrad Grebel (1498-1526)
Founder of the Swiss Brethren.
Conrad Beissel (1690-1768)
German-American hymn writer and founder of the Ephrata movement.

Royalty:
Conrad I (?-918)
King of the Germans.
Conrad the Red (Konrad der Rote) (?-955)
Duke of Lorraine.
Conrad II (990-1039)
King of the Germans. Holy Roman Emperor.
Conrad, Duke of Lower Lorraine (1074-1101)
At one time or another also King of the Germans and King of Italy.
Conrad III (1093-1152)
King of the Germans.
Conrad IV (1228-1254)
King of the Germans. King of Sicily.
Conradin (Conrad V) (1252-1268)
Duke of Swabia, King of the Romans, and last of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty.

Scientists:
Conrad von Gesner (1516-1565)
Swiss naturalist.
Conrad Schlumberger (1878-1936)
German geophysicist
Conrad Elvehjem (1901-1962)
American biochemist.
Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989)
Austrian zoologist.
Conrad H. Waddington (1905-1975)
British geneticist.
Konrad Zuse (1910-1995)
German computer scientist.
Konrad E. Bloch (1912-)
German biochemist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Konrad Ernst Ackermann (1710-1771)
German actor.
Konrad Ekhof (1720-1778)
German actor.

Sports Stars:
Sir Conrad Cleophas Hunte (1932-1999)
Barbadian cricket player.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.062 % named Kurt
0.022 % named Conrad
0.015 % named Curt

Popularity of Conrad:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 89th most popular.
1850: 126th most popular.
1875: 190th most popular.
1900-1910: 289th most popular.
1910-1920: 326th most popular.
1920-1930: 297th most popular.
1930-1940: 250th most popular.
1940-1950: 335th most popular.
1950-1960: 404th most popular.
1960-1970: 542nd most popular.
1970-1980: 610th most popular.
1980-1990: 586th most popular.
1990: 631st most popular.
1991: 620th most popular.
1992: 630th most popular.
1993: 613th most popular.
1994: 620th most popular.
1995: 616th most popular.
1996: 674th most popular.
1997: 624th most popular.
1998: 619th most popular.
1999: 606th most popular.
2000: 709th most popular.
2001: 690th most popular.
2002: 743rd most popular.
2003: 713th most popular.

Popularity of Curt:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 744th most popular.
1950-1960: 397th most popular.
1960-1970: 310th most popular.
1970-1980: 499th most popular.
1980-1990: 726th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 131st most popular.
1910: 187th most popular.
1915: 190th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A