Name: Richard
Gender: Male
Usage: Richard, of german origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Richard are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Richard across the world, see Rich.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Richard is: Strong power, Rich ruler.
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Numerology of the first name Richard: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone
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The name Richard is ranked on the 24th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 9370400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.129% of the population. The name Richard has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Richard for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Richard is 3 April.
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History and Origin
The Germanic first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" (ruler, leader, king) and "hard" (strong, brave), and it therefore means "powerful leader". Nicknames include Dick, Dickie, Rich, Richie, Rick, Ricky, and others.
Richard is a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Dutch.
English, French, German, and Czech: one of the most enduringly successful of the Germanic personal names introduced into Britain by the Normans. It is composed of the elements rīc power + hard hardy, brave, strong. It has enjoyed continuous popularity in England from the Conquest to the present day, strongly influenced by the fact that it was borne by three kings of England, in particular Richard I (1157–99). He was king for only ten years (1189–99), most of which he spent in warfare abroad, costing the people of England considerable sums in taxes. Nevertheless, he achieved the status of a folk hero, and was never in England long enough to disappoint popular faith in his goodness and justice. He was also Duke of Aquitaine and Normandy and Count of Anjou, fiefs which he held at a time of maximum English expansion in France. His exploits as a leader of the Third Crusade earned him the nickname ‘Cœur de Lion’ or ‘Lion-heart’ and a permanent place in popular imagination, in which he was even more firmly enshrined by Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe (1820).
Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Ristéard. Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart. Welsh: Rhisiart. Italian: Riccardo. Spanish: Ricardo. Low German: Ri(c)kert. Scandinavian: Rikard. Polish: Ryszard.
Short forms: English: Rick, Dick, Rich.
Pet forms: English: Ricky, Rickie; Dicky, Dickie; Richie.
Feminine form: Ricarda (Latinate, used mainly in Germany).
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