Richard

This article is about the name. For uses as a surname, see Richard (surname). For the English monarchs, see King Richard (disambiguation). For the street football game, see Richard (football).

Richard
17th-century portrait of Richard the Lionheart, a 12th-century King of England
Pronunciation	/ˈrɪtʃərd/
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Proto-Germanic
Meaning	powerful leader
Other names
Nickname(s)	Rich, Rick, Dick, Ricardo, Richie, Dickie, Richardo, Rico, Reeks

The first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" (ruler, leader, king) and "hard" (strong, brave, court), therefore it means "powerful leader" as well as "King's Court". The name Richard is most often used as a boy name or male name.

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

Cognates/Transliterations

Indo-european Germanic languages

• Dutch: Rijkert, Rikkert, Richard, Rick
• Icelandic: Ríkharður.
• Low German: Ri(c)kert.
• Scandinavian: Rikard, Rickard, Ríkarður.

Indo-european Latin languages

• Catalan & Occitan: Ricard.
• French: Richard.
• Italian: Riccardo.
• Latin: Richardus.
• Portuguese: Ricardo.
• Spanish: Ricardo.

Indo-european Slavic languages

• Croatian: Rikard.
• Czech: Richard.
• Polish: Ryszard.
• Russian: Ричард (Richard).
• Slovene: Rihard.
• Ukrainian: Річард (Richard).

Other indo-european languages

• Breton: Richarzh.
• Esperanto: Rikardo.
• Greek: Ριχάρδος (Richárdos).
• Irish: Risteárd, Riocard.
• Latvian: Ričards, Rihards.
• Lithuanian: Ričardas.
• Persian: ریچارد (Ritchard)
• Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart.
• Welsh: Rhisiart.

Other languages

• Arabic: ريتشارد (Rytshrd, Ritshrd, Rytshard, Ritshard).
• Basque: Rikard.
• Chinese: 理查德 (Lĭchádé).
• Finnish: Rikhard.
• Hebrew: ריצ'רד (Ritzard).
• Hungarian: Richárd.
• Japanese: リチャード (Richado).
• Korean: 리차드.
• Saami: Rikkar.

Short forms

English: Rik, Rick, Rich, Dick, Dickie, Ric, (Australian). Slovak: Rišo, Riško, Riči. Polish: Rysio, Rysiek, Ryś. Czech: Ríša. Spanish: Cayo (Guatemala). Finnish: Riku. Estonian: Riho. Hungarian: Ricsi, Ricsike, Rics

Pet forms

English: Ricky, Rickie, Rikki, Richie, Richy, Richu, Rich, Dickie.

Last Names

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

References

• 2. Meaning of Richard (english)

• 3. Meaning of Richard (french)