Richard is a classic favorite.

Baby name meaning richard. What Does Richard Mean and History. The meaning of Richard is powerful ruler. 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.

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. Richard as a boys name is pronounced RICH-erd. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ri-chard.

The name Richard is of German origin. Borne by a trio of English kings the name is particularly associated with Richard I who earned the nickname lionheart. The name Richard is a boys name of German origin meaning dominant ruler.

The Normans introduced this name to Britain and it has been very common there since that time. Richard is generally used as a boys name. Meaning of Richard name name definition origin of Richard name popularity and history of Richard name meaning in the BibleTorahQuran.

See what 8 people think about Richard. Namesakes include Richard Ashcroft singer Cliff Richard singer Richard Branson entrepreneur. It is of Old German origin and the meaning of Richard is powerful leader.

Boy Names Greek Names S. See the popularity of the boys name Richard over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool. It is of Old German origin and the meaning of Richard is powerful leader.