Conrad

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Hi all. I’m currently pregnant and finding boys’ names a lot tougher than last time round.

Last night I started thinking about Conrad and I think I quite like it. I’ve only ever met one, which I like (I teach a lot of students so I’d rather avoid more popular names - I get bored of them quickly as I come into contact with so many) and I think it just seems like quite a cool, strong name? I can imagine a Conrad being the hero in a romance novel Also, I quite like the shortening Con.

I did a search on here and, while some people see it as posh, others see it as chavvy! I found all sorts of weird and random associations.

I’d like to hear more up-to-date opinions as a lot of the threads I looked at were years old.

Thanks

Sorry about the spelling errors, new phone - DH is not a fan and I wouldn't use a nn.

*@MaMelon I hope we’re not that type of family! 😇 *

I’m sure you’re not!

It does have a slightly Geordie Shore feel, but on the other hand you could just heart of darkness fans. I mean, it’s ok.

I think like all surnames as first names, if it gets popular it will go downmarket (I don’t know why this happens..) but it isn’t popular, so...

But it is a first name. Conrad is the name of German kings.

I only ever knew one and he had a yacht. So to me it sounds more rich than "posh".

Calvin makes me smile as a trendy name as I guess it became used as a first name in tribute to Protestant John Calvin?

Conlaith is more usable to me. I only know one! Again, but it sounds less "make way, i need to anchor my yacht".

Just my perceptions

I like it.

Like it. There is a great kids book called Conrad’s War and the boy called Conrad in it is very funny.

Con to me would be short for Connor or Connell which are also nice names

I like it but there’s also something about it that says Dynasty or even Mills and Boon. I was going to suggest Cormac, which I love , but you’ve already mentioned that. I also love Conleth.

I had a Conrad in my class in high school. Go for it, its not common

Conrad sounds weak not strong IMO. It makes me think of someone pampered and ineffectual.

Love Magnus and Caspar of the suggestions.

I love the name, would have called DS it but DH didnt like it . It reminds me of a song of the same name by Ben Howard who I love.