Definitions for Richard
ˈrɪtʃ ərdrichard

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1. Richardnoun

   A male given name from the Germanic languages.

   What! do I fear myself? there's no one else by; / Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I.

2. Richardnoun

   A patronymic surname.

   Martin Richard, the youngest of three people killed by explosions at the Boston Marathon in 2013

3. Etymology: From Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus and Ricohardus, from Frankish *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks ("king, ruler") *harduz ("hard, brave"). Cognate with Old High German Rīcohard ("Richard"). A hypothetical Old English equivalent *Rī‌ċheard would also yield an identical "Richard" in Modern English, though it is unknown if the Old English equivalent existed.

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1. 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, 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 Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below).

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1. Richard

   Richard is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that means "ruler" or "brave power." It has been used widely in English-speaking countries and various other cultures. Richard can also be a surname.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RICHARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Richard is ranked #629 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Richard surname appeared 53,893 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 18 would have the surname Richard.
   
   70.3% or 37,914 total occurrences were White.
   23.4% or 12,643 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 1,482 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 1,062 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 485 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 307 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Richard' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1038

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Richard' in Written Corpus Frequency: #990

How to pronounce Richard?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Richard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Richard in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Richard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Richard in a Sentence

1. Chris Tyler-Smith:

   We know that Richard the Lionheart went to fight in the Crusades, but we dont know much about the ordinary soldiers who lived and died there, and these ancient samples give us insights into that.

2. Regina Rodriguez:

   . Shortly before the couple were buried, the gunman’s first wife spoke publicly for the first time since the massacre. Tessa Brennaman said Tessa Brennaman lived in constant fear of Kelley, a former airman, and said he had once placed a handgun against Tessa Brennaman head and threatened to kill Tessa Brennaman. He just had a lot of demons or hatred inside of him, Brennaman, 25, told CBS’s Inside Edition. In 2012, while stationed at an Air Force base in New Mexico, Kelley received a court-martial conviction for physically abusing Brennaman and fracturing his infant stepson’s skull. At the Grace Bible Church in La Vernia where the Richard Rodriguez funeral service was held, about 500 people gathered to hear tributes to the couple, who were married in 2006. Rodriguez’s first wife died 15 years ago. Richard Rodriguez only child, daughter Regina Rodriguez, 33, said it was a small comfort that Regina Rodriguez father and Therese died together, deeply in love and inside their place of worship. What a perfect way to leave this world, not one of them going through mourning and burying each other, because I know that my dad could n’t do it again.

3. Irving Layton:

   Certainly he is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy. However, he does regard it as a policy. (On President Richard M Nixon)

4. Steven Taylor:

   We’ve not seen a lot of quality Democratic candidates for Senate because Sen. [Richard] Shelby and Sen. Sessions, they were so strongly ensconced in their positions that the Democratic nominee was most often a more fringe candidate and not taken very seriously.

5. Michael Catalano:

   Richard Simmons was hospitalized on Monday at an undisclosed location in California, after a few days of battling severe indigestion and discomfort while eating, we agreed it was best for him to seek treatment.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Richard
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html