Richard
\ʁi.ʃaʁ\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Old High German origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Old High German |
| Pronunciation | \ʁi.ʃaʁ\ |
Origin and meaning
Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richard 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”). P
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
Around the world
- Arabicريتشارد
- BasqueRikard
- BretonRicharzh
- CatalanRicart
- Chinese理查德
- CroatianRikard
- SpanishRicardo
- FinnishRikhard
- IrishRisteárd
- WelshRhisiart
- GreekΡιχάρδος
- Hebrewריצ'רד
- HungarianRichárd
- ItalianRiccardo
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Webfil (Sainte-Marie (Canada)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).