Richard

Also known as Richard (first name), Richard (given name)

Richard is a masculine given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic *rīk- 'ruler, leader, king' and *hardu- 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more.

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Given name.name: Richard
Given name.image: Richard I of England.png
Given name.caption: 17th-century portrait of Richard the Lionheart, a 12th-century King of England
Given name.gender: Male
Given name.meaning: 'strong in rule'
Given name.origin: Frankish
Given name.nickname: Richy, Rich, Rick, Dick, Dicky, Dickie, Dicken, Reeks, Riccardo, Richie, Ritchie, Ricardo, Rico, Ricky, Rickie, Ritchy, Rickey, Rickard

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Commons category: Richard (given name)
native label: Richard
Soundex: R263
Cologne phonetics: 7472
Caverphone: RKT111
nickname: Ritchie
P8168: 581
transliteration or transcription: Рихард

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People named Richard
Multiple people with the same name
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Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It is also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo".