Richard

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Richard is a male given name that is also used as a family name.

Origin and significance
The name comes from Old High German and is composed of the words rihhi “rich, powerful” and hard “strong”. Latin or Latinized forms are Ricardus and Richardus.

Variants
Raik, Reik, Rejk, Reijk
Ric, Rick, Rikard, Rickert
Ricardi, Riccardi
Ricardo, Riccardo
Ricci, Richie, Ritchie, Richi, Richy
Rico, Ricco
Rikkert, Rik, Rijk (Dutch)
Ricarda (female)
Ričardas (Lithuanian)
Rikhard, Riku (Finnish)
Ryszard (Polish)
Hicks

Name days
Richard's name days are 7 February and 3 April.

Name carriers

First name

People of the Middle Ages
St. Richard of Wessex (allegedly † 722), also Richard of Saxony, Richard the King, Richard of England, Richard of Lucca, Richard of Swabia or Richard the Pilgrim, legendary West Saxon king in Wessex
St. Richard of Chichester (* 1197/1198, † 1253), Saint of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and Bishop of Chichester

King Richard Lionheart (1157–1199), King of England
King Richard II. (England) (1367–1400), King of England
King Richard III. (England) (1452–1485), King of England

Duke Richard I (Normandy), Duke of Normandy
Duke Richard II. († 1026), Second Duke of Normandy
Duke Richard III. (Normandy), Third Duke of Normandy
Duke Richard the Judge (858–921), Duke of Burgundy

Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester (* 1944), British nobleman, member of the British royal family
Richard of Acerra († 1196), Earl of Acerra
Richard (Abbot) (c.970–1039), Abbot of Amorbach from 1008 to 1039 and Abbot of Fulda from 1018 to 1039.
Richard Airmyn (circa 1290–1340), English cleric and civil servant
Ricardus Anglicus (1180–1252), English physician
Richard von Arnsberg (also Richard Anglicus, Richard von Wedinghausen; † 1190), Premonstratensian and religious author; Blessed
Richard Aungerville (also Richard de Bury; 1281 or 1286/87–1345), royal court official and ambassador, priest, teacher, author, bishop of Durham
Richard de Bienfaite, Seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec, later Lord of Clare and Tonbridge
Richard (Bishop, Bangor) († before 1267), Bishop of Bangor
Richard (Bishop, St Andrews) († 1178), Bishop of St Andrews
Richard de Bures († 1247), Grand Master of the Templar Order
Richard (Brandenburg) († 1293), Lord of Magdeburg
Richard de Camville († 1191), English baron and crusader, regent of Cyprus
Richard de Capella († 1127), Bishop of Hereford
Richard of Capua († 1078), Norman prince in sub-Italia
Richard of Chieti, Count of Chieti, son of Emperor Frederick II.
Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (1162–1218), English Peer
Richard of Cornwall (1209–1272), King of the Holy Roman Empire, Earl of Cornwall, Count of Poitou
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