Boy name origins & meanings
- Old German : Brave counsel
- German : Bold adviser
How Popular Is The Name Konrad
Family name origins & meanings
- 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.