Ricky

♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine

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 Richardder. English Rick Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Ricky From Rick + -y.

Where it is mostly given

  • Netherlands
  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • India/Sri Lanka

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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