Richard

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This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Richard (disambiguation).

Richard
17th-century portrait of Richard the Lionheart, a 12th-century King of England
Pronunciation	/ˈrɪtʃərd/ French: [ʁiʃaʁ] German: [ˈʁiçaʁt] (Germany) or [ˈriçart] (Austria and Switzerland) Czech: [ˈrɪxart]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Proto-Germanic
Meaning	powerful leader
Other names
Nickname(s)	Rich, Rick, Dick, Dickie, Riccardo, Riquix, Richie, Ricardo, Rico, Ricky, Rickey[1][2]

The Germanic and Celtic first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" (ruler, leader, king, powerful) and "hard" (strong, brave, hardy), and it therefore means "strong in rule".^[1][3] Nicknames include "Dick", "Dickie",^[2] "Rich", "Richie", "Rick", "Ricky", "Rickey",^[1] and others.
"Richard" is a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch. It can also be used as a French, Irish, Scottish, Finnish, or Estonian name.