Conrad
Meaning of Conrad
Conrad, pronounced simply KON-rad, is born of the Old High German kuoni, “bold,” fused with rad, “counsel,” and the union of those syllables feels like the measured clang of a temple bell rolling across a misted Kyoto valley—quiet, resonant, assured. Through medieval Europe it crowned emperors, most notably Conrad I and II of the Holy Roman Empire, before sailing forward on the ink-dark wake of novelist Joseph Conrad and glinting beneath the gilded marquees of hotelier Conrad Hilton, each bearer honing its aura of deliberate strength. The name carries an image akin to a lone rōnin standing by a moon-lit bridge: sword still sheathed, mind already won, offering guidance with the calm authority of water shaping stone. Neither flamboyant nor fragile, Conrad moves with the steady rhythm of cedar branches in winter wind, promising a son who will speak rarely yet wisely, combining courage with counsel, and leaving in his wake the lingering, single note of a shakuhachi that fades but never quite disappears.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as KON-rad (/'kɑnræd/)
British English
- Pronunced as KON-rad (/'kɒnræd/)
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Notable People Named Conrad
| Conrad Yiwen Tao is an American composer and pianist acclaimed for winning eight consecutive ASCAP awards and receiving commissions from major orchestras like the New York Philharmonic. |
| Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor - Conrad II was the first Salian emperor who ruled the Holy Roman Empire and the kingdoms of Germany, Italy, and Burgundy from 1027 to 1039. |
| Conrad Gessner was a Swiss physician and naturalist known as the father of modern scientific bibliography, zoology, and botany. |
| Conrad Weiser was a Pennsylvania German pioneer who served as an interpreter and diplomat, also working as a farmer, tanner, soldier, and judge while living part-time at Ephrata Cloister for six years. |
| Conrad Hilton founded the Hilton Hotels chain after buying his first hotel in Texas and building it into the world's first international hotel empire. |
| Conrad Anker is an American mountaineer renowned for discovering George Mallory's body on Everest in 1999. |
| Conrad Ferdinand Meyer was a Swiss poet and historical novelist celebrated for his realistic literary style and famous narrative ballads such as "Die Füße im Feuer". |
| Conrad Wilhelm Eger was a Norwegian businessperson who served as Elkem's CEO from 1912 to 1950 and contributed to building the Norwegian iron industry. |
| Conrad Stafford Bain was a Canadian-American actor best known for his roles as Phillip Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes and Dr. Arthur Harmon on Maude. |
| Conrad Wilhelm Hase was a German architect and professor who excelled in the Neo-Gothic style and was renowned for his preservation efforts. |
| Conrad Lee Longmire was an American theoretical physicist renowned for discovering the mechanism behind high-altitude electromagnetic pulse. |
| German architect Conrad Roland pioneered space nets and designed the world's largest, the Super Four Mast Spacenet, for the 1978 Federal Horticultural Show. |
| Conrad II, Margrave of Lusatia - Margrave Conrad II of Lusatia, a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Lusatia and held several counties from 1190 until his death. |
| Conrad I of Burgundy - Conrad I, known as the Peaceful, reigned as King of Burgundy from 937 until his death in 993. |
| Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen and Rector of Burgundy, dedicated his life to opposing the House of Hohenstaufen through an alliance with the House of Guelph. |
