Please help understanding how names Mark and Conrad feel for a boy.

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It was very hopeful to hear the opinions on the slavic names. Now I have two more in my mind but something doesn’t feel right about them, although I like how Conrad fits with the last name which starts with Ca… and has a soft feeling… is it too outdated? And what could be a nickname for that? Thank you

They both sound quite dated to me, but it depends how important that is to you? They’re not dated in a bad way, they’re classics that aren’t currently popular.

Mark is awful. Dated 60s 70s english name.

Conrad is better though not one I'd choose but if it's relevant to your heritage and you like it then go for it

Mark is a terrible name. Very dated, no real saving graces. Conrad isn't to my taste but I wouldn't say it's dated as such. Also not typically British.

Mark was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. I like both of them.

Mark can also be called Marky, Marco, Marcus or Markus.
Mark by itself is a simple name, oh well used name, maybe not so much today.
Conrad I only knew one Conrad and he was an 80 year old man which means nothing because it's a nice enough name but you must consider that one nickname that springs to mind would be Con.
The man I knew named Conrad was called 'Connie' by his fellow military servicemen, not sure how you would feel about that for your DS.

I remember a young man called Conrad who was on a creative writing course with me in the early 00s. I thought it was a brilliant name - really strong and unusual. I’ve never met anyone since with that name.

I was at secondary school in the 80s and we had a lot of Marks and a Conrad so they feel dated to me.

If I counted up, I have probably known more than 50 Marks in my lifetime. I'm not sure I've ever met a Conrad. I would say Conrad would be a good choice.

Would you consider Marcus? Great name

The only Conrad I’ve ever met or heard of is Conrad Phillips, who played William Tell on TV in the late 50s. I’ve taught several Marks.

At least both names are easy to spell and hard to misspell, apart from Mark which could be Marc, I suppose.

I’d assume Mark was Conrad’s dad

I really like them both. Mark is a solid classic name. Makes me think of mark darcy from Bridget jones :)

Mark is a biblical name and has had periods of popularity, it is a classic really. The Marks I’ve known have mainly been very posh , and older than 60s 70s kids. Brother had one friend called Mark in the 70s at school, born in the 60s.
Conrad sounds very American to me, I prefer Mark. I like it a lot.

Both names are fine mark is a little dated I like Conrad better. There's a character in the summer I turned pretty called Conrad and his nickname is Connie I think it's cute.

The only time I have heard of a Conrad was on the drama series, The Resident. I prefer it to Mark. They are both names you like op, and it is subjective.

i don't think I've ever known or met a Conrad. When I think of someone called Conrad, no age group comes to mind at all. I'm in my fifties and there are lots of Marks my age and a bit younger. It was massively popular in the 70s, one of those boys whose mates were called Dave, Paul, Steve and Gary.

The only Conrad I know is extremely posh and extremely lovely.

im watching Mobland at the moment - Pierce Brosnan’s psycho aged gangster character is called Conrad!

I think Conrad is a great name and very underused. I also like Mark, it was popular when I was growing up. I prefer Marcus though.

Why do you like it? I am trying to understand as at some point I liked it and then I got so much scared of it…

I think of this too!

I like Mark... but really like Marcus (only met 1 and thought it was a cool, underused name)
Also like Conrad.

. I loved a book in primary school called conrad the factory made boy, so sweet.

Ds is Conrad so obviously I love the name. I like the its well know but not common part.
My Conrad likes his name. And. In his early 20s have only met 1 other (dad of a friend)

Mark to me is late 50s early.60s

Did he have troubles introducing himself or any other problems with people confusing it?
thank you

No in fact we have often had possitive comments. It is a marmite name as you will see on this thread. However to me that makes it better. 😁

Mark is ok

Conrad is really pretentious