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Rikard
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Faroese
Etymology
From fo gem-pro *Rīkaharduz, a construction of gem-pro *rīks king, ruler *harduz hard, brave 1.
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male Richard
Usage notes
m Rikardsson Rikardsdóttir
Declension
Rikard Rikard Rikardi Rikards
Norwegian
Etymology
From no gem-pro *Rīkaharduz, a construction of gem-pro *rīks king, ruler *harduz hard, brave 1.
Proper noun
no male Richard (the traditional Norwegian cognate)
no Rikard Løvehjerte Richard the Lionheart
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv Rickard Richard
Etymology
From sv gem-pro *Rīkaharduz, a construction of gem-pro *rīks king, ruler *harduz hard, brave 1. First recorded in Sweden in the 1160s.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Rikard.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male Richard
sv Rikard Lejonhjärta Richard the Lionheart
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 10 124 males with the given name Rikard (compared to 22 341 named Rickard and 17 105 named Richard) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Anagrams
sv adikrr kirrad