Richard

proper noun

male given name
family name

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əd/ / /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əɹd/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richard From Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, Ricohardus, from Frankish *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”). Cognate with Old High German Rīcohard (“Richard”). Unrelated to rich. A hypothetical Old English equivalent *Rīċheard would also yield an identical "Richard" in Modern English, though it is unknown if the Old English equivalent existed.

A male given name from the Germanic languages.
“What! do I fear myself? there's no one else by; / Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I.”
“But we have known Williams and Richards, names not found in sacred story, but familiar to our country, prove as gracious saints as any Safe deliverance, Fight the good fight of faith, or such like,”
A surname originating as a patronymic.
“Martin Richard was the youngest of three people killed by explosions at the Boston Marathon in 2013.”

noun

Etymology: Clipping of Richard III.

A turd.