Richard

Richard

The first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" (ruler, leader, king) and "hard" (strong, brave, court), therefore it means "powerful leader" as well as "King's Court". The name Richard is most often used as a boy name or male name.

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Famous quotes containing the word richard:

    “I am the sanest man who ever lived. But I will not be tortured. I tear torture out of myself by torturing you.”
    —David Boehm, and Louis Friedlander. Dr. Richard Vollin (Bela Lugosi)

    “For every man that Bolingbroke hath pressed
    To lift shrewd steel against our golden crown,
    God for his Richard hath in heavenly pay
    A glorious angel. Then if angels fight,
    Weak men must fall; for heaven still guards the right.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)