Conrad and ds is Conrad so I really like it 
He is 18 now. It is a real marmite name (as this thread shows) however we have met 1 other a dad at his primary school who on meeting him commented that af age46 this was the first time he had met a Conrad
People know the name and they often comment its a strong solid name and how much ds suits his name.
However when we announced his name we had quite a few "oh" and my mother (never one to be subtle) announced thats a HORRIBLE name. FFW 11 years she came to stay and told me. "I always liked the name Conrad its such a good strong name" she had connected it to her grandson who she loved so got used to it.
Friends have a Willfred he is known as Wilf he is a lovely lad but Its not one of my preferred names