Name Richard

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From Old High German words for rich, powerful, power and brave, hardy

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About the name Richard in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	German, French, English
Diminutives:	Richy, Rickey, Ricky
Short forms:	Dick, Rick
Topics:	Asteroid 3972 Richard, discovered 1981, Phonetic alphabet DE
US 2021 rank:	#216 ... 214:Patrick, 215:Peter, 216:Richard, 217:Edward, 218:Andres ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Richárd, Rickard, Nithard, Rainhard, Reinhard, Ricarda, Ricardo, Ricards, Riccarda, Riccardo Details

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About Richard/Riccarda, the group of names with the same origin as Richard

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin, male:	old Germanic two-element name
	the name was brought to England by the Normans
	known as the name of several English kings, e.g. Richard the Lionheart
Words:	rihhi = rich, powerful, the power, the ruler Old High German
	harti = brave, hardy Old High German
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	4:Ricardo Jamaica 2008, 5:Richard England+Wales 1974, 5:Rick Netherlands 1999, 8:Riccardo Italy 2021, 8:Ricards Latvia 2010, 24:Richárd Hungary 2002, 34:Ryszard Warsaw 2016, 52:Ricky USA 1960-1969, 53:Rickard Sweden 1999, 66:Rikárdó Hungary 2014
Old/original forms:	Richart Old High German, Richeard Old English
Name variants:	Ricarda, Riccarda, Ricki, Rikki, Dick, Ricardo, Ricards, Riccardo, Richard, Richárd, Richy, Rick, Rickard, Rickert, Rickey, Ricky, Rico, Rikard, Rikárdó, Ryszard Sortable list Details

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