Comments for RICHARD:

I've read that "Ryker", which is Dutch, is a variant of Richard.

-- Ciera  1/30/2005

Name of the guy who played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies, Richard Harris.

-- catgirl  5/18/2005

Richard Thomas played John-boy on the show The Waltons from 1972-1977.

-- Anonymous User  8/27/2005

My husband is named Richard and I read that it meant "powerful ruler".

-- calebsmom  10/4/2005

Some names are too true to life. Father was Don Richard, meaning "ruler of the world" "power, brave, hardy". He sure was a old Kraut whose home was his castle.

-- lynnsays73  11/12/2005

Cool, I'm brave and hardy.

-- MexBoy  11/20/2005

Richard Burgi (born July 30, 1958) stars as Karl, Susan's ex-husband and Julie's father on the popular soap-dramedy "Desperate Housewives".

-- AndrewJKD  11/26/2005

My son's full name is Richard, we call him Ricky for short. We get compliments a lot because it is an old name, not many people use it now and elders respect that name.

-- pregodego2  11/26/2005

Richard Burton, an actor and one of Liz Taylor's many husbands, is a famous bearer of this name.

-- breakofday  12/16/2005

Richard Starkey, known by most as Ringo Starr, the drummer for The Beatles, is a famous bearer of this name.

-- fawkes100  12/25/2005

This name reminds me of a creepy old man who taught me how to drive my auto.

-- Anonymous User  3/4/2006

Famous bearer is Richard Gere, an American actor.

-- Anonymous User  3/25/2006

Famous bearer is Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States.

-- Anonymous User  3/26/2006

Famous bearer is Richard von Weizsäcker, President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1984 to 1994.

-- Anonymous User  3/26/2006

I've only had negative times with bearers of this name; while I will admit that it is a good strong name, I can only think bad things when I hear it!

-- Anonymous User  5/19/2006

Richard was the name of Monica's elderly boyfriend on "FRIENDS" during season 2.

-- Tudor  6/14/2006

A famous person is Richard Hatch, who won Survivor Season 1. He recently got charged for not paying the government for his Survivor win. He usually walked around camp naked.

-- Anonymous User  6/29/2006

Of course we can't forget Rick Springfield! Personally my favourite singer. Though my friends think that's really odd.

-- dreamcatcher  7/2/2006

Richard is an okay name so long as you don't give him the ridiculous nickname "Dick".

-- SerasVictoria  7/21/2006

Richard D. Anderson is an American actor.

-- Maggie_Simpson  7/24/2006

Richard Krajčo is a Czech actor.

-- Maggie_Simpson  7/24/2006

Another famous bearer of this name is silent film star Richard Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 - August 17, 1963). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in "The Noose" (1928) and "The Patent Leather Kid" (1927).

-- AndrewJKD  7/29/2006

Be careful with the sneaky nicknames. Dick still lurks about.

-- zev  9/10/2006

Sean Bean played Richard Sharpe in the BBC series Sharpe. Also Richard Dean Anderson (who played Angus Macgyver in Macgyver).

-- Lyric  10/2/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Richard here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

-- _satu_  10/24/2006

Richard Hammond is a presenter of the wildly popular show, TopGear, in England. He also presented Brainiac: Science Abuse and Richard Hammond's 5 O'clock Show.

Recently (september-october 06) he was in a crash and had to be airlifted to hospital. TopGear was nearly cancelled. He suffered brain trauma but will be fine.

I think the name of the car he was driving was called a vampire or summat. He was trying to break the speed record when he lost control of the car.

-- Luangi  10/29/2006

Richard Pryor was an American comedian.

-- Anonymous User  10/29/2006

Richard Belzer plays Det. John Munch on Law and Order SVU and Homicide: Life On The Street.

-- KylieXxX  11/7/2006

A famous bearer is Charles Richard Wilson, better known as Ricky Wilson; lead singer of Kaiser Chiefs.

-- Nava  12/27/2006

I really like this name. Many kings have been called it. However I shall never forget the boy whose name was Richard Head. Poor boy. People caught onto the nickname very quickly.

-- Anonymous User  1/15/2007

Richard Armitage is a famous bearer. He's an English actor, known for 'Sparkhouse', 'North and South' and 'Robin Hood'.

-- Surreal  1/30/2007

Richard Schiff, who played Toby Ziegler on the American television drama, The West Wing, is a famous bearer. He won an Emmy for the role.

-- Nochenne  6/2/2007

Rich Fulcher, and American actor and comedian probably best known for his role as Bob Fossil in cult TV show The Mighty Boosh is a (somewhat) famous bearer of this name.

-- The Lilac Pilgrim  6/29/2007

Famous bearer is Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German opera composer. I just can't imagine, that he isn't on the list!

-- Manya  8/22/2007

Richard Trenton Chase, serial killer.

-- waitingforthesun  9/19/2007

Well it's not exactly a famous bearer but there's an extremely hilarious warlock in the webcomic Looking for Group.

-- Anonymous User  10/28/2007

One 'famous' bearer is Richard Rokeby one of the main characters in Patrick Redmond's book "The Wishing Game".

-- Ryx3  2/29/2008

I have never really liked this name. The name has been overused for a long time, and now it sounds quite old-fashioned. It sounds a tad elitist despite the fact that it's been so common, and I dislike all the nicknames that come out of it: Dick, Rick, Ricky, Rich, and Richie. This sounds like the name people gave to their unwanted sons in lack of better ideas.

-- slight night shiver  5/4/2008

I love this name! It conveys strength and endurance.

-- citizenchauvelin  7/4/2008

Richard Krajíček, a tennis player, born 6th December, 1971 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

-- Emilie007  9/5/2008

Little Richard was born in 1932.

-- Anonymous User  9/14/2008

I love this name, but unfortunately it's associated with anti-Semitic composer Richard Wagner, who greatly influenced Hitler.

-- bananarama  9/20/2008

I recall that it carried the meaning of "Stern, but Just".

-- CoinOpperated  10/14/2008

Richard Cypher is the name of the main character and true seeker in the TV show, "The Legend of the Seeker" (I believe it's also a book). Richard is played by Craig Horner.

-- krazykels  12/30/2008

Richard Petty, "The King" of NASCAR, is a famous bearer of this name.

-- Anonymous User  1/10/2009

Richard Wurmbrand, founder of Voice of the Martyrs. He spent 14 years in a Communist prison in his native Romania. He was known sometimes as "Iron Curtain Paul." He died in 2001.
On a personal note, Richard is also my youngest brother's name. :D

-- Atarah Derek  3/11/2009

Richard Cypher/Rahl is the name of the protagonist in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. This is an excellent example of the meaning of the name Richard.

-- Elisavietta  5/21/2009

I really like the name Richard, but the thing that would stop me from using it for my children is the nickname Dick. Lovely name anyways.

-- Fray  7/18/2009

Can't believe no one's mentioned Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker.

-- MorbidHarlequin  8/14/2009

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