Konrad

See also: Konráð

English

Etymology

A surname borrowed from various European languages, all ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, a male given name.

Proper noun

Konrad

1. A male given name, variant of Conrad
2. A surname.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Konrad”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 335.

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German Kônrât, from Old Saxon *Cōnrād, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād.

Proper noun

Konrad

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Kuno, Kuuno

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German Kônrât, from Old Saxon *Cōnrād, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād.

Proper noun

Konrad m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• Konrad's son: Konradsson
• Konrad's daughter: Konradsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Konrad
accusative	Konrad
dative	Konradi
genitive	Konrads

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Konrad, from Middle Low German Kônrât (from words meaning “brave, bold” + “counsel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkonrɑd/, [ˈko̞nrɑ̝d]
• Rhymes: -onrɑd
• Syllabification^(key): Kon‧rad
• Hyphenation^(key): Kon‧rad

Proper noun

Konrad

1. (rare as a first name) a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Konrad (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Konrad	Konradit
genitive		Konradin	Konradien
partitive		Konradia	Konradeja
illative		Konradiin	Konradeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Konrad	Konradit
accusative	nom.	Konrad	Konradit
	gen.	Konradin
genitive		Konradin	Konradien
partitive		Konradia	Konradeja
inessive		Konradissa	Konradeissa
elative		Konradista	Konradeista
illative		Konradiin	Konradeihin
adessive		Konradilla	Konradeilla
ablative		Konradilta	Konradeilta
allative		Konradille	Konradeille
essive		Konradina	Konradeina
translative		Konradiksi	Konradeiksi
abessive		Konraditta	Konradeitta
instructive		—	Konradein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Konrad (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Konradini Konradini accusative nom. Konradini Konradini gen. Konradini genitive Konradini Konradieni partitive Konradiani Konradejani inessive Konradissani Konradeissani elative Konradistani Konradeistani illative Konradiini Konradeihini adessive Konradillani Konradeillani ablative Konradiltani Konradeiltani allative Konradilleni Konradeilleni essive Konradinani Konradeinani translative Konradikseni Konradeikseni abessive Konradittani Konradeittani instructive — — comitative — Konradeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Konradisi Konradisi accusative nom. Konradisi Konradisi gen. Konradisi genitive Konradisi Konradiesi partitive Konradiasi Konradejasi inessive Konradissasi Konradeissasi elative Konradistasi Konradeistasi illative Konradiisi Konradeihisi adessive Konradillasi Konradeillasi ablative Konradiltasi Konradeiltasi allative Konradillesi Konradeillesi essive Konradinasi Konradeinasi translative Konradiksesi Konradeiksesi abessive Konradittasi Konradeittasi instructive — — comitative — Konradeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Konradimme Konradimme accusative nom. Konradimme Konradimme gen. Konradimme genitive Konradimme Konradiemme partitive Konradiamme Konradejamme inessive Konradissamme Konradeissamme elative Konradistamme Konradeistamme illative Konradiimme Konradeihimme adessive Konradillamme Konradeillamme ablative Konradiltamme Konradeiltamme allative Konradillemme Konradeillemme essive Konradinamme Konradeinamme translative Konradiksemme Konradeiksemme abessive Konradittamme Konradeittamme instructive — — comitative — Konradeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Konradinne Konradinne accusative nom. Konradinne Konradinne gen. Konradinne genitive Konradinne Konradienne partitive Konradianne Konradejanne inessive Konradissanne Konradeissanne elative Konradistanne Konradeistanne illative Konradiinne Konradeihinne adessive Konradillanne Konradeillanne ablative Konradiltanne Konradeiltanne allative Konradillenne Konradeillenne essive Konradinanne Konradeinanne translative Konradiksenne Konradeiksenne abessive Konradittanne Konradeittanne instructive — — comitative — Konradeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Konradinsa Konradinsa accusative nom. Konradinsa Konradinsa gen. Konradinsa genitive Konradinsa Konradiensa partitive Konradiaan Konradiansa Konradejaan Konradejansa inessive Konradissaan Konradissansa Konradeissaan Konradeissansa elative Konradistaan Konradistansa Konradeistaan Konradeistansa illative Konradiinsa Konradeihinsa adessive Konradillaan Konradillansa Konradeillaan Konradeillansa ablative Konradiltaan Konradiltansa Konradeiltaan Konradeiltansa allative Konradilleen Konradillensa Konradeilleen Konradeillensa essive Konradinaan Konradinansa Konradeinaan Konradeinansa translative Konradikseen Konradiksensa Konradeikseen Konradeiksensa abessive Konradittaan Konradittansa Konradeittaan Konradeittansa instructive — — comitative — Konradeineen Konradeinensa

Statistics

• The given name Konrad belongs to 75 male individuals (and as a middle name to 272 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Alternative forms

• Cůnrad, Cůnradt, Kuonrad, Kuonrat (obsolete)
• Conrad, Conradt, Conrat

Etymology

From Middle High German Kuonrāt, from Old High German Kuonrad, Chuonrad, from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād; equivalent to Proto-West Germanic *kōnī (“bold, brave”) + *rād (“counsel”). The modern spelling with final -d has been influenced by unshifted Central German and Low German variants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔnʁaːt/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Konrad m (proper noun, strong, genitive Konrads)

1. a male given name from Middle High German, origin of the English Conrad

Usage notes

• Popularized by medieval German royalty, also a saint's name.

Related terms

• given names: Kuno, Kunz, Kurt
• surnames: Kuhn, Kühn

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Konrad, from Middle High German Kuonrāt, from Old High German Kuonrād, from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.rat/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔnrat
• Syllabification: Kon‧rad

Proper noun

Konrad m pers

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Conrad

Declension

Declension of Konrad

	singular	plural
nominative	Konrad	Konradowie
genitive	Konrada	Konradów
dative	Konradowi	Konradom
accusative	Konrada	Konradów
instrumental	Konradem	Konradami
locative	Konradzie	Konradach
vocative	Konradzie	Konradowie

Further reading

• “Konrad”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German Kônrât, from Old Saxon *Cōnrād, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād. Imported to Sweden from Germany, first recorded in the Latinate form Conradus in 1293.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Konrad c (genitive Konrads)

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Conny
• Kurt