Konrad

See also: Konráð

Estonian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Konrad

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Kuno, Kuuno

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Faroese

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Konrad m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• son of Konrad: Konradsson
• daughter of Konrad: Konradsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Konrad
Accusative	Konrad
Dative	Konradi
Genitive	Konrads

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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

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Proper noun

Konrad m (proper noun, strong, genitive Konrads)

1. a male given name, 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

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Konrad, from Middle High German Kuonrāt, from Proto-Germanic *kōniz + *rēdaz.

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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Konrad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Konrad c (genitive Konrads)

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Conny
• Kurt