Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. DIK  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Medieval diminutive of Richard. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the trilled Norman R was pronounced by the English [1].

Related Names

Feminine FormRichardine
Other Languages & CulturesRicard(Catalan) Richard(Czech) Richard(Danish) Richard(Dutch) Rikhard, Riku(Finnish) Richard(French) Richard(German) Richard, Ricohard(Germanic) Richárd, Rikárdó(Hungarian) Risteárd(Irish) Riccardo(Italian) Rihards, Ričards(Latvian) Ričardas(Lithuanian) Dicun, Hudde(Medieval English) Richard, Rikard(Norwegian) Rīkaharduz(Old Germanic) Ryszard(Polish) Ricardo(Portuguese) Richard, Riško, Rišo(Slovak) Rihard(Slovene) Ricardo, Rico(Spanish) Richard, Rickard, Rikard(Swedish) Rhisiart(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsDick, Dickson, Dixon(English)
Same SpellingDick 2

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Name Days

Sweden: February 7

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Sources & References

  1. Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford, 1990, page 84.
Entry updated February 4, 2020