Richard

Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic *rīk- 'ruler, leader, king' and *hardu- 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more.

Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo". (see comprehensive variant list below).

• English: Ricky, Rickie, Rikki, Richie, Rich, Dick, Dicky, Dickie, Ritchie, Richy, Rick, Ritchy, Rico

• Richarda
• Richardis (given name)
• Richart
• Richardt
• Dickon, a given name derived from the old English name for Richard

1. Richard Nixon
2. Richard I of England
3. Richard Simmons
4. Richard II of England
5. Richard Dawkins
6. Richard III of England
7. Richard Jeni
8. Richard Harris
9. Richard Feynman
10. Richard I of Normandy
11. Richard Gadd
12. Richard Wagner
13. Richard Connell
14. Richard Harmon
15. Richard Beckinsale
16. Richard Winters
17. Richard Attenborough
18. Richard Dreyfuss
19. Richard Fowler
20. Little Richard