Conrad

American  

[kon-rad] / ˈkɒn ræd /

noun

1. Charles, Jr. Pete, 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.

2. Joseph Teodor Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski, 1857–1924, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Poland.

3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bold” and “counsel.”

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Conrad British  

/ ˈkɒnræd /

noun

1. Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857–1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)

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Example Sentences

Millions were gripped by the show's love triangle plot between Isabel 'Belly' Conklin, played by Lola Tung, and brothers Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher, played by Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“Language has two jobs: convey information and protect relationships,” says Jordan Conrad, a New York-based psychotherapist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Reform has also selected a candidate who has already demonstrated they have support in the area - Conrad Ritchie took 25.9% of first-preference votes in a council by-election in Fraserburgh in November 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Conrad: Well, they put together a package for us.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

My family— Grandmother, Mother, Daddy, and my brother, Conrad, plus most of my aunts and uncles—had gathered at Fair Park for a Fourth of July picnic.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals