Richard name - Meaning of Richard
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, French, German, Czech, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
- Pronounced
- RICH-ərd (English) , ree-SHAHR (French) , RIKH-ahrt (German)
- Richard Meaning
- Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, and it has been very common there since that time. It was borne by three kings of England including Richard I the Lionheart, leader of the Third Crusade in the 12th century. Famous bearers include two German opera composers, Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and Richard Strauss (1864-1949), as well as British explorer Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890) and American musician Little Richard (1920-). Richard originates in Germanic languages and means "daring power". It has been one of the most popular given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. Popular with aristocracy, the name was borne by numerous kings, the most famous being Richard I of England, the Lionheart. More recent bearers include Richard Nixon, former US President, and Richard Gere, popular American actor.
Richard Related Names
Variant: Ricohard (Ancient Germanic)
Diminutives: Dick, Rich, Richie, Rick, Rickey, Rickie, Ricky, Ricki, Ritchie (English)
Feminine Forms: Richelle, Richardine, Rikki (English), Ricarda (German)
Other Languages: Ricard (Catalan), Rikard (Danish), Rikhard, Riku (Finnish), Richárd, Rikárd (Hungarian), Risteárd (Irish), Riccardo (Italian), Rihards (Latvian), Ričardas (Lithuanian), Dicun, Hudde (Medieval English), Rikard (Norwegian), Ryszard (Polish), Ricardo (Portuguese), Rihard (Slovene), Ricardo, Rico (Spanish), Rikard (Swedish), Rhisiart (Welsh)
Richard Celebrities
Richard Gere - actor, Richard Nixon - former US President, Richard Dreyfuss - actor, Richard Kind - actor, Richard Tufts - golfer, Richard Adams - author, Richard Ashcroft - singer, Richard Bell - football player,
