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Richard

in Vermont

There are 8,330 people with the first name "Richard" in Vermont.

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Ranking in Vermont

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Richard 6
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  1. is 2nd most common Robert
  2. is 3rd most common David
  3. is 4th most common Michael
  4. is 5th most common James
  5. is 6th most common Richard
  6. is 7th most common William
  7. is 8th most common Mary
  8. is 9th most common Thomas
  9. is 10th most common Paul

Similar Names and Nicknames

Rich, Dick, Richerd, Richie, Richy, Richee, Rick

Most Common Last Names for Richard

Smith, Davis, Johnson, Brown, Jones, Baker, Miller, Allen, Adams, Williams

Meaning & History

(male) One of the most enduringly successful of the Old French personal names introduced into Britain by the Normans. It is of Germanic (Frankish) origin, derived from rīc ‘power’ + hard ‘strong, hardy’. It has enjoyed continuous popularity in England from the Conquest to the present day, influenced by the fact that it was borne by three kings of England, in particular Richard I (1157–99). He was king for only ten years (1189–99), most of which he spent in warfare abroad, taking part in the Third Crusade and costing the people of England considerable sums in taxes. Nevertheless, he achieved the status of a folk hero, and was never in England long enough to disappoint popular faith in his goodness and justice. He was also Duke of Aquitaine and Normandy and Count of Anjou, fiefs which he held at a time of maximum English expansion in France. His exploits as a leader of the Third Crusade earned him the nickname ‘Coeur de Lion’ or ‘Lionheart’ and a permanent place in popular imagination, in which he was even more firmly enshrined by Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe (1820).

Short forms: Rick, Dick, Rich.

Pet forms: Ricky, Rickie; Dicky, Dickie; Richie.

Cognates: Irish: Ristéard. Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart. Welsh: Rhisiart. German: Richard. Dutch: Richard, Rikhart. Scandinavian: Rik(h)ard. French: Richard. Spanish, Portuguese: Ricardo. Italian: Riccardo. Polish: Ryszard. Czech: Richard. Slovenian: Rihard. Finnish: Rik(h)ard. Hungarian: Rikárd. Latvian: Rihards.

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