The name Richard is primarily a male name of English origin that means Brave Ruler.

Baby name meaning richard. Its ranking then was 5. See the popularity of the boys name Richard over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool. Richard is generally used as a boys name.

The baby name has since suffered a substantial fall in popularity and is today of occasional use. Richard as a boys name is pronounced RICH-erd. A classic old Norman name popular for a thousand years and favored for kings Richard Nixon was named for Richard the Lionhearted as well as the hoi polloi as in every Tom Dick and Harry Richard was the sixth most popular US boys name in 1925 and was still Number 8.

Hence brave ruler The name introduced by the Normans was borne by three kings of England. Richard as a boys name is pronounced RICH-erd. At the peak of its usage in 1946 3566 of baby boys were given the name Richard.

A borrowing from the Old French Richard is derived from the Old High German Richart a compound name composed from the elements rík rīc power ruler and hard strong brave hardy. It is of Old German origin and the meaning of Richard is powerful leader. A Norman name from the Germanic ric meaning power and hard meaning hardy brave strong.

The name Richard is of German origin. The name Richard is a boys name of German origin meaning dominant ruler. Norman name commonly used for the last 900 years except in the 19th century.

Borne by a trio of English kings the name is particularly associated with Richard I who earned the nickname lionheart. At present it is still popular as a baby name for boys though not to the extent it was before. Richard name variations Richard name popularity Richard name personality and Numerology details.