Richard

Richard
17th-century portrait of Richard the Lionheart, a 12th-century King of England.
Pronunciation	/ˈrɪtʃərd/
Gender	Male
Meaning	powerful leader
Origin	Proto-Germanic
Nicknames	Rich, Rick, Dick, Ricardo, Richie, Dickie, Rickie Dickie, Richardo

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The first or given name Richard derives from the Germanic elements "ric" (ruler, leader, king) and "hard" (strong, brave, court), therefore it means 'powerful leader' as well as 'King's Court'.^[1]

Richard is a typical name in many Germanic languages, including English, German and Dutch.

Cognates/Transliterations. Chinese: 理查德 (Lĭchádé). Russian: Ричард (Richard). Breton: Richarzh. Basque: Rikard. Arabic: ريتشارد (Rytshrd, Ritshrd, Rytshard, Ritshard). Japanese: リチャード (Richado). Hebrew: ריצ'רד (Ritzard). Esperanto: Rikardo. French: Richard. Irish: Risteárd, Riocard. Italian: Riccardo. Dutch: Rijkert Low German: Ri(c)kert. Polish: Ryszard. Portuguese: Ricardo. Scandinavian: Rikard, Rickard, Ríkarður. Saami: Rikkar. 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, Rysiek, Ryś. Czech: Ríša. Spanish: Cayo (Guatemala). Finnish: Riku. Estonian: Riho.

Pet forms. English: Ricky, Rickie, Rikki, Richie, Dickie, Richu

Last Names. Richard(s), Ritchard, Richardson, Richardsson, Riccard(s), Ricquart, Rijkaard, Rickaert, Ryckewaert

[edit] Famous people

• Richard Ashby (born 1965), American former tennis player
• Ričardas Berankis (born 1990), Lithuanian tennis player
• Richard Bloomfield (born 1983), British tennis player
• Richard Fromberg (born 1970), Australian former tennis player
• Richard Gasquet (born 1986), French tennis player
• Richard Krajicek (born 1971), Dutch former tennis player and the champion of Wimbledon 1996

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