Richard
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Richard¹
- /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əd/ Australia, UK
- /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.ɚd/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, Ricohardus, from Frankish *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”). Cognate with Old High German Rīcohard (“Richard”). Partially related to rich.
A hypothetical Old English equivalent *Rīċheard would also yield an identical "Richard" in Modern English, though it is unknown if the Old English equivalent existed.
proper noun Richards
- A male given name from the Germanic languages. What! do I fear myself? there's no one else by; / Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I.
- A surname originating as a patronymic. Martin Richard was the youngest of three people killed by explosions at the Boston Marathon in 2013.
Richard²
- /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əd/ Australia, UK
- /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.ɚd/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
Clipping of Richard III.
noun Richards
- A turd.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: roland, ricardo, richie, kevin, richards, riley, nixon, isabel, xin, chun, thomas, yan, bao, rich, rick, johannes
Translations
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name male given name
| Español | Ricardo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리차드 Richadeu |
| 日本語 | リチャード Richādo |
| 中文 | 理查德 Lǐchádé, 里夏爾, 里夏德 |
| हिन्दी | रिचर्ड ricarḍ |
| Português | Ricardo |
| Français | Richard |
| Deutsch | Richard, Rikard |
| Italiano | Riccardo |
| Ελληνικά | Ρίτσαρντ Rítsarnt, Ριχάρδος Richárdos |
| Română | Riciard, Riciardu |
| Русский | Ри́чард Ríčard, Риша́р Rišár, Ри́хард Ríxard |
| Tiếng Việt | Richớt |
| العربية | رِيتْشَارْد ritšard |
| עברית | ריצ׳רד ritshard |
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title = {Richard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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