Last name origin & meaning: German: from the Germanic personal name Konrad, composed of
the elements kuoni ‘daring’, ‘experienced’ + rād,
rāt ‘counsel’. This fell together at an early date with
another Germanic name, of which the first element was chunni,
kuni ‘race’, ‘people’. Konrad was extremely popular as a
personal name in central Europe during the Middle Ages, being a
hereditary name in several princely families as well as enjoying
widespread popularity among the people at large. It was also adopted
as a surname by Ashkenazic Jews, Slovenians, and others.
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