Richard

The Germanic and Celtic first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" (ruler, leader, king, powerful) and "hard" (strong, brave, hardy), and it therefore means "strong in rule". Nicknames include "Dick", "Dicky", "Dickie", "Rich", "Richie", "Rick", "Ricky", "Rickey", and others. "Richard" is a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch. It can also be used as a French, Irish, Scottish, Finnish, Polish or Estonian name.