Richard
- For the street football game, see Richard (football)
Richard is a given name used in Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Czech and Slovak. The first or given name Richard comes from the Germanic elements 'ric' (meaning power, rule, leader) and 'hard' (meaning brave, hardy, strong). It can thus be interpreted to mean strong ruler, brave leader, firm rule or any of many similar variations. It was brought to Britain by the Normans. It has enjoyed continuous popularity to the present day, strongly influenced by the fact that it was borne by three kings of England.
Cognates. Irish Gaelic: Ristéard. Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart. Welsh: Rhisiart. Italian: Riccardo. Spanish: Ricardo. Portuguese: Ricardo. Low German: Ri(c)kert. Scandinavian: Rikard, Rickard. Polish: Ryszard.
Short forms. English: Ric, Rick, Dick, Rich, Chard, Chad
Pet forms. English: Ricky, Rickie, Dicky, Dickie, Richie
People
- Richard George Adams, British Author
- Richard Anconina, French Jewish actor
- Richard Dean Anderson, American actor
- Richard Keith Berman, American television producer
- Richard Berry, French Jewish actor
- Richard Bohringer, French actor
- Richard Bona, African musician
- Richard Branson, British billionaire
- Richard Burton, British actor
- Richard Francis Burton, British explorer
- Richard Chamberlain, American actor
- Richard Cheney, Vice President Of The United States
- Richard Clayderman, French pop pianist
- Richard Corben, American comic-strip artist
- Richard Crockett, American actor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, producer, and director
- Richard Cyr, Canadian Physicist
- Richard Feynman, American Physicist
- Richard Flier, American Professional Wrestler better known as "Ric Flair"
- Richard Gale,Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
- Richard Gere, American actor
- Richard Gerstl, Austrian painter
- Richard Hammond, British television presenter
- Richard Herd, American character actor in television and film
- Richard Herring, British comedian.
- Richard Steven Horvitz, American voice actor
- Richard Hochuli of England
- Richard Josey, English reproductive engraver
- Richard Kiel, giant British actor
- Richard Leadbeater, British Bass Guitarist and Actor
- Richard Littlejohn, British journalist
- Richard Nixon, President of the United States
- Richard Oelze, German painter
- Richard Pryor, Comedian.
- Richard Rogers, British architect
- Richard Roundtree, American actor
- Richard P. Smackey, American bluegrass musician and promoter
- Richard Starkey, a musician, better known as "Ringo Starr".
- Richard Strauss, German composer
- Richard Virenque, French cyclist
- Richard von Weizsäcker, former German president
- Richard Wagner, German composer
Athletes
- Richard Gasquet, French tennis player
- Richard Sandrak, the world's strongest boy
Divines
- Richard of Chichester, Saint Richard (one of several)
- Richard of Middleton, theologian
- Richard of St. Victor, theologian and mystic
- Richard of Borrowdale, present at signing of the Magna Carta
Monarchs
- Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart)
- Richard II of England
- Richard III of England
- Richard of Dundee, Boyle
- Richard the Great
Fictional characters
- Richard Casablancas, Jr., from the television series Veronica Mars
Richard in French Canada
As a family name, Richard is common in French Canada:
- Henri Richard, Hockey Player
- Maurice Richard, Hockey Legend
- Monique Richard, politician.
See also
Related family names include:
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