Ricardo

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Ricardo

  • /ɹɪˈkɑɹdoʊ/ US
  • /ɹɪˈkɑːdəʊ/ UK

Where it comes from

From Portuguese and Spanish Ricardo. Doublet of Richard.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Richard.
  2. A surname. The North Staffordshire was always a railway of character from its formation in 1845, and the Railway Member identified with it from the start was also a character. John Lewis Ricardo was M.P. for Stoke-upon-Trent ^([sic]) from 1841 to 1862.
  3. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States; the name was apparently derived from Richard.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: richard, campbell, malthus, arredondo, mill, riccardo, rickey, richie, rich, ricky, rick, dick, ritchie, ric, ricki, rikard

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"Ricardo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ricardo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Ricardo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ricardo

Chicago

"Ricardo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ricardo.

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@misc{ricardo_2026,
  title = {Ricardo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ricardo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}