Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]
Meaning & History
Old High German word meaning "counsel, advice".
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesræd(Anglo-Saxon) rad(Frankish) red(Old Frisian) rēdaz(Old Germanic) ráð(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsRaül(Catalan) Konrád(Czech) Konrad, Kurt, Ralf(Danish) Coenraad, Koenraad, Radboud(Dutch) Conrad, Curt, Kurt, Rafe, Ralf, Ralph(English) Raul(Estonian) Raoul, Tancrède(French) Conrad, Cord, Konrad, Kurt, Meinrad, Ralf, Ralph, Kord(German) Badurad, Conrad, Meginrat, Meinrad, Radbod, Radobod, Radulf, Ratamar, Thancrat(Germanic) Konrád(Hungarian) Corrado, Raul, Tancredi(Italian) Ralfs(Latvian) Konrad, Kurt(Norwegian) Rēdawulfaz(Old Germanic) Tancred(Old Norman) Ráðúlfr(Old Norse) Kondrat, Konrad(Polish) Raul, Tancredo(Portuguese) Raul(Romanian) Konrád(Slovak) Konrad(Slovene) Conrado, Raúl, Tancredo(Spanish) Konrad, Kurt, Ralf, Ralph(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsFalkenrath, Kundert(German) Rao(Italian)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry rāt, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
