Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
Richard is a boy’s name of German origin. Meaning “powerful,” “hardy,” “brave,” and “strong ruler,” this name is a classic demonstration of strength and power wrapped up in a classic 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.
