Gender: Masculine
Usage: English French
Pronounced: RICH-ard
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It was borne by three kings of England including Richard the Lionheart, leader of the Third Crusade in the 12th century. Two German opera composers, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, have also had this name.
Richard
| First Name Origin: Richard |
| Wikipedia: Richard |
For the street football game, see Richard (football).
| Richard | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | rɪtʃʊrd |
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | powerful leader |
| Origin | Common Germanic |
| Nicknames | Rich, Rick, Dick, Ricardo, Richie, Dickie |
| Related names | harlot, slovenly |
| Popularity | Popular names page |
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The first or given name Richard derives from the Germanic elements "ric" (ruler, leader, king) and "hard" (strong, brave), therefore it means 'powerful leader'.[1]
Richard is a typical name in many Germanic languages, including English, German and Dutch.
Cognates. Chinese: 理查德. Russian: Ричард (Richard). Breton: Richarzh. Basque: Rikard. Arabic: ريتشارد. Japanese: リチャード (Richado). Hebrew: ריצ'רד. Esperanto: Rikardo. French: Richard. Irish: Ristéard. Italian: Riccardo. Dutch: Rijkert Low German: Ri(c)kert. Polish: Ryszard. Portuguese: Ricardo. Scandinavian: Rikard, Rickard, Ríkarður. Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart. Catalan: Ricard. Spanish: Ricardo. Welsh: Rhisiart. Hungarian: Richárd. Latvian: Ričards, Rihards. Lithuanian: Ričardas. Greek: Ριχάρδος (Richárdos). Slovene: Rihard. Latin: Richardus. Ukrainian: Річард (Richard). Icelandic: Ríkharður. Bosnian: Rikard.
Short forms. English: Rik, Rick, Rich, Dick, Ric. Slovak: Rišo, Riško. Polish: Rysio. Czech: Ríša. Spanish: Cayo (Guatemala). Finnish: Riku. Estonian: Riho.
Pet forms. English: Ricky, Rickie, Rikki, Richie, Dickie
Last Names. Richard(s), Ritchard, Richardson, Riccard(s), Ricquart, Rijkaard, Rickaert, Ryckewaert
References
- ^ Baby Name Richard. Accessed October 2, 2008.
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