First name origin & meaning:
English: Rich and powerful ruler
First name variations: Ricard, Ricardo, Richerd, Richman, Ricker, Richmond, Richardson, Rickward, Rickert, Rikkert, Rickard, Richart, Riocard, Ritchie, Rich, Rick, Rickie, Ricky, Rocco, Dick, Dickie, Dicky
Last name origins & meanings:
- English, French, German, and Dutch: from a Germanic personal name
composed of the elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + hard
‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
- A Richard from Normandy is documented in Quebec City in 1669, with
the secondary surname <xref>Lavallee</xref>; other branches came from the
Saintonge region and Poitou, France. Other secondary surnames include Des
Sablons, <xref>Dusablon</xref>, <xref>Lafleur</xref>, La Richardière,
<xref>Larose</xref>, <xref>Petrus</xref>. The LA Richard families are mainly
descended from Acadian refugees in the second half of the 18th
century.
Famous people with this first name:
Richard Gere,
Richard Harris,
Richard Hell,
Richard Pryor,
Richard Thomas
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Laurence Olivier
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Opera Singers,
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