Ricarda

  • [ ree-KAHR-dah (Spanish) ]
  • Spanish, German
Spanish and German feminine form of RICHARD.

RICHARD   male   English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, and it has been very common there since that time. It was borne by three kings of England including Richard I the Lionheart, one of the leaders of the Third Crusade in the 12th century.

Famous bearers include two German opera composers, Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and Richard Strauss (1864-1949), as well as British explorer Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890), American physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988) and American musician Little Richard (1932-).
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Richardine, Richelle
GERMAN: Ricarda
ITALIAN: Riccarda
SPANISH: Ricarda
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Rikki
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Richard, Ricohard
CATALAN: Ricard
CZECH: Richard
DANISH: Rikard
DUTCH: Richard
ENGLISH: Dick, Rich, Richard, Richie, Rick, Rickey, Ricki, Rickie, Ricky, Ritchie
FINNISH: Rikhard, Riku
FRENCH: Richard
GERMAN: Richard
HUNGARIAN: Richárd, Rikárd
IRISH: Risteárd
ITALIAN: Riccardo
LATVIAN: Rihards
LITHUANIAN: Ričardas
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Dicun, Hudde
NORWEGIAN: Rikard
POLISH: Ryszard
PORTUGUESE: Ricardo
SLOVAK: Richard, Riško, Rišo
SLOVENE: Rihard
SPANISH: Ricardo, Rico
SWEDISH: Rikard
WELSH: Rhisiart
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Dixon, Hudson