It is derived from the
Proto-Germanic name Konrad, from conja meaning "bold" and rad "counsel".[1] It was the name of a 10th-century
bishop of Constance, and became popular in post-
medieval English, and post-
medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th century.[1] It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297.[2]
There are over one hundred forms and spelling variants of the surname. In English, Coonrod is a variant spelling and a variant pronunciation of Conrad.[a] Variants in other languages include:[2]
German: Konrad, Kohrt, Kordt, Kunrad, Kuhndert, Kuhnt, Kurt and Kurth
^This confusion in spelling and pronunciation was the crux of a legal dissent in the case of Carpenter v. the State before the
Missouri Supreme Court in 1843.[3]
References
^
abKatie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005.
ISBN978-1903025116
^S. M. Bay. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, Volume 8. Louis Houck, ed. 1871.
p. 216.
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It is derived from the
Proto-Germanic name Konrad, from conja meaning "bold" and rad "counsel".[1] It was the name of a 10th-century
bishop of Constance, and became popular in post-
medieval English, and post-
medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th century.[1] It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297.[2]
There are over one hundred forms and spelling variants of the surname. In English, Coonrod is a variant spelling and a variant pronunciation of Conrad.[a] Variants in other languages include:[2]
German: Konrad, Kohrt, Kordt, Kunrad, Kuhndert, Kuhnt, Kurt and Kurth
^This confusion in spelling and pronunciation was the crux of a legal dissent in the case of Carpenter v. the State before the
Missouri Supreme Court in 1843.[3]
References
^
abKatie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005.
ISBN978-1903025116
^S. M. Bay. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, Volume 8. Louis Houck, ed. 1871.
p. 216.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.