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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 potential 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; 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
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; 1415 Conradi (gen) mairhofer DCC; 1426 Conradi (gen) ibid. DCCXXIII
Early New High German
1360 Conrade (dat) UrkHess-3 994; 1400 Conradt (nom) mairhofer DCLXVII; 1410 Chunrat (nom) ibid. 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
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. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Conrad.