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Conrad m. Old High German kuoni 'daring' from Proto-Germanic *kōniz 'able, knowledgeable, skillful, clever' + Old Saxon rād, Old High German rāt 'counsel, advice'.

The name of five Holy Roman Emperors or kings of Germany from 9th to 13th C, a 10th C German saint, a 13th C Italian saint, and a 13th C king of Jerusalem and Sicily.

See Cuno for possible diminutive forms.

Austria
Latin
1239 Chunrado (abl) hennes-vol1 100; 1277 Chunrado (abl) FRA-XXXL 355; 1277? Chvnrado (dat) ibid. 354, Chvnradus (nom) ibid. 354; 1277 Chvnradus (nom) ibid. 355
Brabant
Latin
1312 Conardus (nom) JeanIII p. 27, Conrardus (nom) ibid. p. 27
Czech Republic
Latin
1314 Chonradus (nom) Rössler1 6, Conradum (acc) ibid. 6; 1331 Conradus (nom) ibid. 32; 1337 Conradus (nom) ibid. 29; 1343 Chonradum (acc) Rössler2 40, p. 22, Conradi (gen) ibid. 37, p. 20, Conrado (dat) ibid. 37, p. 20, Conradum (acc) ibid. 280, p. 129, Conradus (nom) ibid. 40, p. 22; 1348 Conrado (dat) chlumecky 11, Conradus (nom) ibid. 11; 1349 Conradi (gen) ibid. 39, Conradus (nom) ibid. 145; 1350 Conrado (abl) ibid. 173, p. 10; 1351 Cunradus (nom) ibid. 9; 1353 Conradi (gen) ibid. 75, Conrado (dat) ibid. 75, Conradus (nom) ibid. 109; 1355 Cunado (dat) ibid. 99; 1356 Conradi (gen) ibid. 119; 1358 Conado (dat) ibid. 205, p. 30
1349 Chunso (nom) chlumecky 135; 1350 Chunschoni (dat) ibid. 156, Cunczlino (dat) ibid. 213; 1351 Cuna (abl) ibid. 1, Cunsoni (dat) ibid. 50; 1353 Cuna (abl) ibid. 1, p. 21, Cunes (nom) ibid. 137; 1356 Chunsonis (gen) ibid. 152, Cunso (nom) ibid. 152, Kunico (nom) ibid. 121; 1358 Cunscho (nom) ibid. 225, p. 31, Cunschoni (dat) ibid. 250, p. 32
Middle High German
1318 Conrad (nom) Rössler1 45; c1339 Conrad (nom) ibid. 93, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 93; 1344 Conrad (nom) ibid. 99; 1389 Conrad (nom) ibid. 118
1331 Chunzil (nom) Rössler1 36; 1354 Cunzlinus (nom) ibid. 77; 1373 Cunsso (nom) ibid. 102; 1389 Cunzil (nom) ibid. 118
England
Dutch
1598 Coenraert AuFr Digrots; 1599 Coinrad ibid. Dijgrets
Estonia
Middle Low German
1383 Conrad BbRT p. 336; 1387 Conradus ibid. p. 339
1364 Cord BbRT p. 334; 1376 Cord ibid. p. 335; 1379 Cord ibid. p. 336; 1383 Cord ibid. p. 336; 1384 Cord ibid. p. 338; 1390 Cord ibid. p. 339; 1393 Cord ibid. p. 341; 1396 Cord ibid. p. 341; 1398 Cord ibid. p. 342; 1401 Cord ibid. p. 343; 1404 Cord ibid. p. 343; 1408 Cord ibid. p. 345; 1409 Cord ibid. p. 345; 1411 Cord ibid. p. 346; 1412 Cord ibid. p. 346; 1413 Cord ibid. p. 346; 1414 Cord ibid. p. 347; 1415 Cord ibid. p. 347; 1416 Cord ibid. p. 347; 1420 Cord ibid. p. 349; 1421 Cord ibid. p. 349; 1425 Cord ibid. p. 350; 1426 Coert ibid. p. 351; 1428 Kord ibid. p. 352, Kort ibid. p. 352; 1432 Kort ibid. p. 355; 1433 Cord ibid. p. 356; 1435 Kort ibid. p. 358; 1436 Kort ibid. p. 358; 1437 Kort ibid. p. 361; 1438 Cort ibid. p. 361, Kort ibid. p. 361; 1440 Kordes (gen) ibid. p. 362; 1442 Cort ibid. p. 364; 1443 Cord ibid. p. 365; 1524x1532 Chorti (gen) Saareste1923a p. 102; 1592 Curt Tiik1977 p. 288
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1582 Kondrat (nom) Audén1980 p. 171
France
Latin
937x993 Chuonrado (abl) CartSavII 1; 989 Chuonrado (abl) ibid. 105; 1167 Cuonrardus (nom) CartNDSaintes X; 1345 Chunradi (gen) CDEM-7.2 623; 1378 Conrado (dat) hanquetvol1 594, Conradus (nom) ibid. 896
Old French
1292 Courrat 1292paris p. 1; 1313 Courrat Paris1313 p. 23
1313 Courradin Paris1313 p. 82
Middle French
1421 Conrrart favier 404; 1423 Conrrard ibid. 86; 1438 Conrrat ibid. 220
Germany
Latin
822x875 Conrado (abl) TradCorb §220; 1076 Cvonradi (gen) quix-vol1 47; 1136 Cunrardus (nom) ibid. 98; 1137 Cucnradi (gen) ibid. 102, Cuonradus (nom) ibid. 102; 1138 Cunradi (gen) ibid. 28, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 28; 1140 Conradus (nom) quix-vol2 122; 1142 Chunradus (nom) mairhofer I, Chuonrado (abl) ibid. I; 1147 Cunradi (gen) quix-vol1 29, Cunrado (abl) ibid. 29, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 29; 1149 Chunradus (nom) mairhofer XXXIII; 1151 Chunradus (nom) ibid. XXXVI, Chunrat (nom) ibid. XXXVII; 1153 Cunradus (nom) quix-vol1 30; 1174 Cunradus (nom) ibid. 32; 1180 Conradus (nom) ibid. 34; 1185 Conradus (nom) ibid. 36, Cunradi (gen) ibid. 36, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 37; 1189 Conradus (nom) ibid. 82; 1191 Cunradus (nom) ibid. 38; 1192 Conradus (nom) ibid. 66, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 40; 1194 Cunradus (nom) ibid. 54; 1196 Cunrado (abl) ibid. 68; 1197 Conradus (nom) hennes-vol1 1, quix-vol1 83; 1200 Conradus (nom) hennes-vol1 5; 1206 Conradus (nom) ibid. 7; 1211 Cunradus (nom) ibid. 11; 1212 Conradus (nom) quix-vol2 125; 1213 Chunradus (nom) hennes-vol1 14; 1214 Conradus (nom) ibid. 15; 1215 Cunradus (nom) ibid. 18; 1216 Chunradus (nom) ibid. 21, Conrado (abl) ibid. 26, Conradus (nom) ibid. 20, Cunradi (gen) ibid. 21, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 24; 1217 Chonradus (nom) ibid. 28, Conradus (nom) ibid. 28; 1218 Conradus (nom) ibid. 30, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 32; 1219 Conradi (gen) ibid. 43, Conradus (nom) ibid. 36, quix-vol1 73, Cunradum (acc) hennes-vol1 41; 1220 Chunrad (nom) ibid. 48, Conradus (nom) ibid. 44, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 45; 1221 Conradus (nom) ibid. 57, Cunradi (gen) ibid. 61, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 58; 1222 Conradus (nom) ibid. 62, quix-vol1 74, quix-vol2 132; 1225 Conradi (gen) hennes-vol1 68, Conradus (nom) ibid. 69, Cunradi (gen) ibid. 67, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 67; 1228 Conrado (abl) ibid. 74; 1229 Conrado (abl) ibid. 77; 1230 Conradus (nom) ibid. p. 88; 1231 Conradus (nom) ibid. 86; 1233 Cunradus (nom) ibid. 88; 1234 Conradi (gen) ibid. 91, Conradus (nom) ibid. 90, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 89; 1237 Conrado (abl) ibid. 98, Conradus (nom) ibid. 95; 1240 Conradi (gen) ibid. 102, Conrado (dat) ibid. 101; 1242 Conradus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XVIII, quix-vol1 109; 1245 Conradus (nom) hennes-vol1 121; 1248 Conradus (nom) ibid. 128, Cunradus (nom) ibid. 129; 1249 Chunradus (nom) ibid. 134, Conrado (abl) ibid. 132, Conradus (nom) quix-vol1 112; 1250 Conradus (nom) hennes-vol1 138; 1251 Conradus (nom) ibid. 140; 1253 Conradus (nom) ibid. 147; 1255 Conradum (acc) ibid. 157; 1256 Conradus (nom) ibid. 158; 1257 Conradus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXVIII, hennes-vol1 171; 1258 Conrado (abl) ibid. 172, Conradus (nom) ibid. 174; 1259 Conradus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1260 Chunradus (nom) hennes-vol1 187, Conrado (abl) ibid. 190, Conradus (nom) ibid. 189; 1261 Chvnradus (nom) FRA-XXXL 207, Conradus (nom) hennes-vol1 192; 1300 Conradus (nom) UrkHan 2; 1305 Conradus (nom) CDL-1.2.1 CXCIII, Cunradum (acc) ibid. CXCIII; 1310 Conradus (nom) UrkHan 4; 1342 Conradi (gen) ibid. 6; 1400 Conradi (gen) mairhofer DCLXVI; 1401 Conradi (gen) HD1401 no. 1, Conrado (dat) ibid. no. 28; 1408 Conradi (gen) UrkJen2 12; 1415 Conradi (gen) mairhofer DCC; 1426 Conradi (gen) ibid. DCCXXIII
Middle High German
1293 Chunrat (nom) UrkWitt-II 189, Chvnraden (acc) ibid. 187, Cuͤnrades (gen) UrkHeil1 53, Cuͤnrat (nom) ibid. 53, Cuͦnrat (nom) ibid. 51; 1339 Chuͤnraden (gen) ibid. 151, Chuͤnratz (gen) ibid. 151
Early New High German
1360 Conrade (dat) UrkHess-3 994; 1400 Conradt (nom) mairhofer DCLXVII; 1409 Conrade (acc) UrkJen2 18; 1410 Chunrat (nom) mairhofer DCXCI; 1419 Chunrat (nom) ibid. DCCXI; 1421 Chunrat (nom) ibid. DCCXVI, Chunrats (gen) ibid. DCCXVI; 1497 Conra Nurn1497 1491, Conrade ibid. 1472, Conrat ibid. 46
1360 Kuͦnne (nom) UrkHess-3 994; 1401 Cuͦntz (nom) UrkKH-2 909, Cuͦntzen (dat) ibid. 909; 1402 Cuntz (nom) ibid. 911; 1405 Chunz (nom) mairhofer DCLXXIX; 1407 Chunzen (dat) ibid. DCLXXXI; 1421 Chunz (nom) ibid. DCCXVII; 1497 Contz Nurn1497 p. 1, Cuncz ibid. 2631, Cuntz ibid. 106, Kuncz ibid. 2647, Kuͤn ibid. 2674
Iceland
Middle Icelandic
1500 konradz (gen) DipIs-7 489
Italy
Latin
1224 Cunradus (nom) hennes-vol1 65, Cuonradus (nom) ibid. 65; 1226 Conradus (nom) ibid. 70; 1236 Conrado (dat) TirNot1 8; 1237 Conradi (gen) ibid. 578; 1245 Chunradus (nom) hennes-vol1 120; 1257 Conrado (abl) ibid. 167; 1261 Chunradi (gen) FRA-XXXL 209; 1265x1339 Conradi (gen) BBC-Berg 201; 1285 Corradi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158; 1326 Conrado (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 446, Conradus (nom) ibid. no. 444; 1348 Corradi (gen) INP 25; 1376 Conradi (gen) DouGen1 p. 228, Conrado (abl) ibid. p. 23; 1464 Conrado (abl) CUP-III-I CCXXXI
1285 Corradutii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156
Latvia
Latin
1286 Conrado (dat) RigSB 324; 1287 Conrado (dat) ibid. 125, Conradus (nom) ibid. 214; 1288 Conradus (nom) ibid. 333; 1289 Conrado (dat) ibid. 18, Conradus (nom) ibid. 217; 1290 Conrado (dat) ibid. 24, Conradus (nom) ibid. 224; 1291 Conrado (dat) ibid. 35, Conradus (nom) ibid. 230; 1292 Conrado (dat) ibid. 31, Conradus (nom) ibid. 233; 1293 Conrado (dat) ibid. 397, Conradus (nom) ibid. 241; 1294 Conrado (dat) ibid. 158, Conradus (nom) ibid. 164; 1295 Conradus (nom) ibid. 252; 1296 Conrado (dat) ibid. 63, Conradus (nom) ibid. 253; 1297 Conrado (dat) ibid. 73, Conradus (nom) ibid. 254; 1298 Conradus (nom) ibid. 264, Conrat (nom) ibid. 263; 1299 Conradus (nom) ibid. 87; 1300 Conrado (dat) ibid. 409; 1303 Conrado (dat) ibid. 451; 1305 Conradus (nom) ibid. 282; 1307 Conradus (nom) ibid. 283; 1309 Conradus (nom) ibid. 290; 1317 Conradus (nom) ibid. 293; 1319 Conradus (nom) ibid. 294; 1321 Conradus (nom) ibid. 295
1294 Cunne (nom) RigSB 251; 1299 Coneke (nom) ibid. 272
Middle Low German
1452 Coert Arbusow p. 97, Korten (gen) ibid. p. 97
The Netherlands
Latin
1270 Conradi (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 295; 1311 Conradus (nom) ibid. p. 298; 1324 conradus (nom) ibid. p. 298; 1330 Conradus (nom) ibid. p. 299; 1364 Conradi (gen) ibid. p. 302; 1369 conradus (nom) ibid. p. 303; 1387 Conradi (gen) ibid. p. 305, conradus (nom) ibid. p. 304
Poland
Latin
1228 Conradus (nom) hennes-vol1 73; 1345 Conradi (gen) CDEM-7.2 616, Conradus (nom) ibid. 616
1333 Cunczlini (gen) SBGlatzer p. 3; 1337 Cunczil (nom) ibid. p. 4
Middle High German
1324x1332 Cvnat SBGlatzer p. 1; 1332 Conrad ibid. p. 3; 1336x1337 Cvnrad ibid. p. 4, Cvnrat ibid. p. 4
1325 Cunczil SBGlatzer p. 2; 1330x1332 Cunczil ibid. p. 2; 1332 Cunczils (gen) ibid. p. 3, Kunczel ibid. p. 3
Slovenia
Latin
1261 Chunradus (nom) FRA-XXXL 208
Sweden
Latin
1350 Conradi (gen) SDHK no. 6051, Conradus (nom) ibid. no. 6057
Switzerland
Latin
1161 Conradum (acc) CartHaut 9; 1326 Chonradum (acc) Friuli-14thC no. 429, Conradum (acc) ibid. no. 429
Ukraine
Latin
1469 Cunrado (dat) AGZ-18 7, Cunradum (acc) ibid. 7
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Conrad". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Conrad.