Philip

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “lover of horses.”
ENG (FIL-ip)

The name is derived from the Greek Philippos (Φίλιππος), which is composed of the Greek elements φιλος (philos) meaning “friend; lover” and ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning “horse.”

The name was borne by several illustrious characters throughout history, including Philip of Macedon (the father of Alexander the Great), an apostle of Jesus, several early saints and several French monarchs.

The name has been popular in England since the Middle Ages and never really went out of fashion, even after the Reformation. Though in the United States, he ranks rather low, coming in as the # 378th most popular male name, his rankings in other countries are as follows:

# 3 Filip (Croatia, 2009)
# 5 Filip (Czech Republic, 2009)
# 44 Philip (Denmark, 2009)
# 4 Filip (Faroe Islands, 2009)
# 18 Philip/Philipp (Germany, 2009)
# 95 Filip (Ireland, 2008)
# 18 Filippo (Italy, 2007)
# 42 Filip (Norway, 2009)
# 80 Philip (Norway, 2009)
# 7 Filip (Poland, 2008)
# 10 Filip (Serbia, 2009)
# 26 Filip (Slovenia, 2005)
# 24 Filippo (Switzerland, among Italian-speakers, 2008)
# 11 Filip (Sweden, 2009)

Other forms of the name include:

Philippus (Afrikaans/Latin)
Philip Філіп (Belarusian/English/Scandinavian)
Fulub/Fulup (Breton)
Filip ФилипBulgarian/Croatian/Czech/Dutch/Finnish/Hungarian/Macedonian/Polish/Russian/Romanian/Romansch/Scandinavian/Slovak/Slovene
Felip (Catalan)
Filippus (Dutch)
Philipp (Estonian/German)
Vilpas (Finnish)
Vilppi/Vilppo/Vilppu (Finnish)
Philippe (French)
Filipe (Galician/Portuguese)
P’ilip’e ფილიპე (Georgian)
Filippos Φιλιππος (Greek: Modern)
Philippos Φίλιππος (Greek: Ancient)
Fülöp (Hungarian)
Pilib (Irish-Gaelic)
Filippino (Italian: obscure)
Filippo (Italian)
Filips (Latvian)
Pilypas (Lithuanian)
Piripi (Maori)
Felip (Occitanian)
Filippu Фїліппъ (Old Church Slavonic)
Felipe (Portuguese/Spanish)
Flep (Romansch)
Filipp Филипп (Romansch/Russian)
Filib (Scottish-Gaelic)
Pylyp Пилип (Ukrainian)
Fiłipo (Venetian)
Ffilip (Welsh)

Dutch diminutives are Flip and Flupke
English short forms are Pip and Phil
French diminutives include: Flit, Flitou, Phil, Philou and Pip
German short forms are Phil and Lips
Italian short forms are: Filo, Firpo, Lippo and Pippo
Polish diminutive is Filipek

Feminine versions include:

Filipa Филипа (Breton/Croatian/Polish/Portuguese/Serbian/Slovene)
Filippa Филиппа Φιλιππα (Danish/Finnish/Greek/Hungarian/Icelandic/Italian/Russian/Norwegian/Swedish)
Philippa (English/German)
Pippa (English: originally a diminutive form now occasionally used as an independent given name)
Philippina (German: obscure)
Hilppa (Finnish)
Philippine (French)
Filippina (Italian)
Filipina (Polish)
Felipa (Spanish)

Filippa is the 51st most popular female name in Sweden, (2009)

The name is currently borne by British Monarch, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b.1921).

The designated name-day is May 3rd.

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Matthias, Mathias

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: “gift of yahweh.”
Eng (muh-THIGH-us); Germ/Scand (mah-TEE-ahs)

Matthias is a form of Matthew, but has been treated as a different name for centuries. He has been a staple in Central and Northern Europe, especially in Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

In the New Testament, the name was borne by the replacement of Judas Iscariot. Matthias was considered an apostle and according to legend, he went on to convert the Georgians where he died a martyr by crucifixion.

He is currently one of the most popular male names in all of Europe, his rankings are as follows:

# 8 Mathis (Belgium, 2008)
# 13 Matyáš (Czech Republic, 2009)
# 10 Mathias (Denmark, 2009)
# 8 Mattias/Mathias (Estonia, 2008)
# 60 Mathias (France, 2006)
# 71 Matthis/Mathis/Mattis/Matis (Germany, 2009)
# 131 Matthias (Germany, 2009)
# 54 Mátyás (Hungary, 2008)
# 31 Matthías (Iceland, 2008)
# 7 Mattia (Italy, 2007)
# 5 Mathias (Liechtenstein, 2008)
# 1 Matas (Lithuania, 2009)
# 1 Matthias (Malta, 2008)
# 6 Thijs (the Netherlands, 2009)
# 52 Ties (the Netherlands, 2009)
# 92 Matthijs (the Netherlands, 2009)
# 5 Mathias/Matias (Norway, 2009)
# 11 Maciej (Poland, 2008)
# 35 Matija (Slovenia, 2005)
# 90 Matjaz (Slovenia, 20o5)
# 97 Mattias (Sweden)
# 33 Mathis (Switzerland, among French-speakers, 2008)
# 4 Mattia (Switzerland, among Italian-speakers, 2008)
# 4 Mattia (Switzerland, among Romansch-speakers, 2008)

Other forms of the name include:

Matthias Ματθιας Матті́й (Afrikaans/English/French/German/Greek/Maltese/Scandinavian/Ukrainian)
Matthes (Afrikaans)
Mattheis (Afrikaans)
Matthies (Afrikaans)
Matta متى (Arabic)
Matai (Aramaic)
Matta/Mətta (Azeri)
Matia (Basque)
Maciej Maceй (Belarusian/Polish: MAHT-chay)
Matties (Catalan)
Matija Матија (Croatian/Serbian/Slovene)
Matyáš (Czech)
Matthijs (Dutch)
Thijs (Dutch: originally a diminutive form, now a very popular independent given name. TIES)
Ties (Dutch: originally a diminutive form, now a very popular independent given name. TEES)
Madis (Estonian)
Matias (Finnish/Portuguese)
Mat’at”a მატათა (Georgian)
Mathias (French/German/Scandinavian)
Mathis (French/German)
Matis (German)
Mattias (German/Swedish)
This (German)
Mathaios Ματθαιος (Greek: Biblical)
Makaio (Hawaiian)
Mattithyahu מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Hebrew)
Mátyás (Hungarian)
Maitiú (Irish-Gaelic)
Mattia (Italian)
Mathia (Kiswahili)
Matiass (Latvian)
Matas (Lithuanian)
Motiejus (Lithuanian)
Mathai (Malayalam)
Matius (Malay)
Matthia Матѳіа (Old Church Slavonic)
Täis (Plattdeutsch)
Matia (Romanian)
Mateias/Matteias (Romansch)
Teias (Romansch)
Tia (Romansch)
Tias (Romansch)
Maitias (Scottish-Gaelic)
Matia (Sardinian)
Maćij (Sorbian)
Matías (Spanish)

An obscure Feminine form is the Polish: Macieja

In France, the designated name-day is May 14.

The name has been borne by several Hungarian kings.

Sources

Susan, Susannah

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Feminine
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: “lily; rose.”

Susannah is the anglicized form of the Biblical Greek Sousanna (Σουσαννα) which in turn, is a translation of the Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah). Shoshannah is derived from the Hebrew word ששון (shoshan) which means “lily” in ancient Hebrew, but in modern Hebrew has evolved to mean “rose.”

The Hebrew word of shoshan has been traced to the ancient Egyptian element, sšn meaning “lotus” and is also believed to be linked with the Hebrew word ששון (sasson) meaning, “joy”.

It is also interesting to note that in modern Farsi, the word for lily is sausan compare to shoshan.

The ancient place name of Susa is also believed to be related to the Semitic botanical word, due to the so-called abundance of lilies that used to thrive in the area.

In the Old Testament (or Apocrypha) the name is borne by a woman falsely accused of adultery. She is rescued by the prophet Daniel who tricks her accusers and reverses the accusations against them.

It is also borne in the New Testament by a companion of Mary and a disciple of Christ. She is revered as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

Susan is a Middle English knock off, most likely influenced by the French Suzanne, which might have been introduced by the Norman conquerors in the 11th-century.

Currently, Susannah does not appear in the U.S. top 1000, (2008), but she has become especially trendy in many Central and Eastern European countries (in her various vernacular forms of course).

Her rankings in other countries are as follows:

# 22 Zuzana (Czech Republic, 2009)
# 96 Zsuzsanna (Hungary, 2009)
# 8 Suzana (Macedonia, 2006)
# 3 Zuzanna (Poland, 2008)
# 3 Zuzana (Slovakia, 2004)

In the English-speaking world, Susan was especially popular after World War II. In the United States, it is often considered dated and is usually associated with someone in their early 60s to late 50s. In fact, she remained a staple among the Baby-Boom Generation all the way to the early beginnings of the Generation Xers. She remained strong in the top 10 for over 20 years. The highest she peaked was between 1957 and 1960, coming in as the second most popular female name. Currently, she stands at a meagre #711.

Other forms of the name include:

Sawsan (Arabic)
Shushan (Armenian)
Sjusanna (Bulgarian)
Zulisja (Bulgarian)
Susanna (Catalan/Estonian/Finnish/German/Italian/Romansch/Swedish/Ukrainian)
Suzana (Croatian/Macedonian/Romanian/Serbian/Slovene)
Zuzana (Czech/Slovak/Lithuanian)
Sanna/Sanne (Danish/Dutch/Finnish/Norwegian/Swedish)
Susanne (Dutch/German/Norwegian/Swedish)
Susan (English)
Soosan سوسـن (Farsi)
Suzanne (French)
Suzette (French: originally a diminutive, but long regarded as an independent given name)
Šušanik შუშანიკ (Georgian)
Sousanna Σουσαννα (Greek)
Susann (German/Scandinavian)
Shoshana שושנה (Hebrew: Modern)
Zsuzsanna (Hungarian: ZHOO-zhawn-naw)
Zane (Latvian)
Zuzanna (Latvian/Polish: zoo-ZAHN-nah; zoo-ZAHN-ne-nah)
Sosamma (Malayalam)
Huhana (Maori)
Żużanna (Polish: archaic, possibly based off the Hungarian form. zhoo-ZHAHN-ne-nah)
Susana (Portuguese/Spanish)
Sana (Romansch)
Susauna (Romansch)
Sjusanna Сюзанна (Russian)
Suzan (Turkish)

Bulgarian diminutives include: Susa, Suzanka and Susak
Czech/Slovak short for is Zuza
English short forms are: Sue, Suzie and occasionally, Sukie/Sookie.
French affectionate forms include: Suzelle/Suzel, Suzette, Suzie and Suzon
Hungarian short forms are: Zsazsa, Zsuzsa and Zsuzsi.
Lithuanian diminutives are: Zune and Zuze
Polish diminutives include: Zanna, Żanna, Zanka, Zańka, Zuchna, Zula, Zuzia and Zużka
Spanish diminutives are: Susanita & Susi

The designated name-day is August 11 in (Estonia, Finland and Sweden).

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Dominic

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “of the Lord; Sunday”
Eng (DOM-ih-nic)

The name is derived from the Late Latin, Dominicus, meaning “of the Lord.” In Medieval Europe, it was often given to children born on sunday. The Spanish form of this name, Domingo is also the Spanish word for sunday, while in modern Italian, the feminine version, Domenica, is the Italian word for sunday.

The name was borne by a 12th-century Catholic saint who is attributed as being the founder of the Dominican Friars (1170-1221). The name has been borne by several other saints since then.

The name was occasionally used in Medieval England, but completely fell out of usage after the Reformation.

In the United States, Dominic is the 93rd most popular male name, (2008). His rankings in other countries are as follows:

# 91 (Australia, 2008)
# 75 (Canada, B.C., 2008)
# 6 Dominik (Croatia, 2009)
# 12 Dominik (Czech Republic, 2009)
# 45 Dominik/Dominic (Germany, 2009)
# 74 Domonkos (Hungary, 2008)
# 7 Dominykas (Lithuania, 2008)
# 18 Dominik (Poland, 2008)
# 24 Domen (Slovenia, 2005)
# 5 Men (Switzerland, among Romansch-speakers, 2008)

Other forms of the name include:

Dominik Домінік (Albanian/Croatian/Czech/German/Hungarian/Polish/Slovak/Slovene/Ukrainian)
Domingu (Asturian)
Txomin (Basque)
Daminik Дамінік (Belorusian)
Domènec (Catalan)
Dominicus (Dutch/Latin Latin)
Dominic (English/German/Romanian)
Dominique (French)
Dominikus (German)
Doménikos Δομήνικος (Greek: Modern)
Dóminik (Icelandic)
Domhlaic (Irish-Gaelic)
Doiminic (Irish-Gaelic)
Domenico (Italian)
Domenichino (Italian: obscure)
Domenicuccio (Italian: obscure)
Mimmo (Italian: originally a diminutive form, now used as an independent given name)
Domán (Hungarian)
Domonkos (Hungarian)
Domos (Hungarian)
Dominiks (Latvian)
Domeneg(h)/Dumeneg(h) (Lombard)
Dominykas (Lithuanian)
Duminku (Maltese)
Dumini (Piedmontese)
Domingos (Portuguese)
Domeni/Dumeni (Romansch)
Dumeng (Romansch)
Dumenic (Romansch)
Men (Romansch: originally a diminutive form, now used as an independent given name)
Dominigu (Sardinian)
Domenicu/Dumènicu/Duminicu/Dumìnicu (Sicilian)
Mimmu (Sicilian)
Domen (Slovene)
Domingo (Spanish)

Croatian diminutive is Dinko
An English diminutive is Dom and occasionally Nick
French pet forms are: Do, Dodo, Dom, Domi, Doum, Doumé and Mingo.
Italian diminutives include: Menico, Micuccio, Mico, Micu, Micuzzu, Mimmo, Mingo, Minguccio, Mimì and Minicu.
Polish short form is Domek
Romansch diminutives are: Maini, Mang, Mec, Menisch and Mic.

Feminine forms include:

Dominika (Croatian/Czech/German/Hungarian/Polish/Slovene)
Domenika (German)
Dominica (German/Late Latin)
Domenica (Italian)
Domia (Italian)
Dominica (Italian)
Dominichella (Italian: obscure)
Mimma (Italian)
Domnika Домника (Macedonian)
Duminka (Maltese)
Domingas (Portuguese)
Dumengia (Romansch)
Dumenia (Romansch)
Dumina (Romansch)
Memma (Romansch)
Menga (Romansch: originally a diminutive, now used as an independent given name)
Mengia (Romansch: originally a diminutive, now used as an independent given name)
Fidula (Sardinian)
Dominga (Spanish)

Italian diminutives are: Menica, Micuccia, Mimma and Mimì
Romansch diminutives are: Meca, Mena and Mica

Sources

Jūratė

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Feminine
Origin: Lithuanian
Meaning: “sea.”
(yoo-RAH-tey)

The name is derived from the Lithuanian jūra meaning, “sea.”

One of the most beautiful and romantic stories from Baltic legend has to be Jūratė and Kastytis.

According to the legend, Jūratė was a beautiful marine goddess that lived beneath the Baltic sea in an amber palace. She was the queen of the fishes and ruled over all sea-life. A fisherman by the name of Kastystis was catching too many of her fish. Out of distress, Jūratė came ashore to reprimand Kastytis, but ended up falling in love with him instaed.

Jūratė invited Kastytis to live in her amber palace and they lived in peace. When the thunder god, Perkūnas found out that the immortal sea-goddess had fallen in love with a mortal man, he was outraged, and in retribution, the chief god struck her amber palace, shattering it into tiny fragmented pieces. It is said that the amber pieces found on the shores of the Baltic are the fragments of Jūratė’s palace.

Throughout Lithuanian literary history, the story has been the subject of poems, ballads and it was even recently made into a rock opera.

The designated name-day is April 12.

An obscure Polish form is Jurata.

Sources

http://www.behindthename.com/namedays/lists/lth.php

Cieszygor

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Polish
Meaning: “one who is full of fire; one who enjoys to light fire.”
(CHYASHE-ih-GOR)

The name is archaic and is barely in usage in Poland these days. It is believed to be derived from the Polish elements cieszy- which is possibly derived from the Polish reflexive verb cieszyć się which means, “to enjoy” and gor– which is possibly derived from the verb, goreć meaning, “to light on fire.”

The designated name-day is April 3.

Sources

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cieszygor

Eric, Erica

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Old Norse
Meaning: “ever ruler; always ruler.”
Eng (AIR-ic)

The name is derived from the Old Norse elements, ei meaning, “ever, always, one, only” and rikr meaning “ruler.”

The last element of rikr shares a root that can be traced back to Indo-European. Compare the Celtic rix (king), the Latin rex (King) and the Sanskrit raja (King).

The oldest record of the name can be traced to a rune stone in Sweden, dated from around the 1st century C.E. It reads: “Erik and suir and Tonna erected this stone for their father, Gudmund.”

In Scandinavia, Erik has been used among nobility and royalty since Viking times. It was borne by several Danish, Norwegian and Swedish kings and rulers. It was also the appellation of Eric the Red, (Eiríkr inn Rauda), a 10th-century Norse explorer who is credited for his discovery of Greenland.

The name was introduced into the English speaking world by Danish settlers during pre-Norman times, however, the name was never common in Medieval England. It was revived in 19th-century Britain, thanks in part to the novel Eric, Little by Little (1858) by Frederic William Farrar.

In the United States, its early popularity is more likely due to the sudden influx of Scandinavian immigrants during the late 19th-century. Ever a classic in Scandinavia and among the Scandinavian diaspora, Eric was continually given to the descendants of the first bearers who settled the North American shores.

In 1880, Eric appears as the 600th most popular male name, by 1896, when Swedish immigration was at its peak, he had jumped several hundred spaces, coming in as the 388th most popular male name in the United States.

The highest Eric has ever peaked in U.S. naming history was between 1973 and 1976 coming in as the 13th most popular male.

Currently, he stands as the 86th most popular male name, (2008).

In other countries, his rankings are as follows:

# 80 (Canada, B.C., 2008)
# 48 Erik (Hungary, 2008)
# 32 Erik (Norway, 2009)
# 50 Erik (Sl0venia, 2005)
# 9 (Sweden, 2009)

Other forms of the name include:

Aric (Anglo-Saxon: original English spelling)
Eryk Эрык (Belarusian/Polish)
Erig (Breton)
Erik ЭрикDanish/Dutch/Czech/Estonian/Finnish/German/Hungarian/Norwegian/Russian/Spanish/Swedish/Ukrainian
Eric (Danish/English/Norwegian/Slovene/Swedish)
Erick (Danish/English/German)
Jerik/Jerrik (Danish)
Jerk (Danish/Swedish: dialectical form)
Eerik (Estonian/Finnish)
Eirikur (Faroese)
Eerikki (Finnish: dialectical form found in Karelia)
Ertto (Finnish: dialectical form from East Finland)
Erkka/Erkki/Erkko/Erkku (Finnish)
Jerkka (Finnish)
Éric (French)
Erich (German)
Eiríkur (Icelandic)
Jórekr/Jórekur (Icelandic)
Erico (Italian/Spanish)
Ericus (Late Latin)
Eiríkr (Old Norse)
Eirik (Norwegian: Nynorsk)
Érico (Portuguese)
Erke (Sami)
Erk (Swedish: obscure dialectical form)
Erker (Swedish: obscure dialectical form)
Jerker (Swedish: dialectical form)

Finnish diminutives are: Eera, Eeri, Eiro, Eppo, Eppu, Era and Ero.

Its feminine form of Erica has also left an impression on the English-speaking world. The fact that it also coincides with the the Latin name for heather, may have also boosted the name’s popularity.

Currently, Erica ranked in as the 293rd most popular female name in the United States, (2008). The highest she ranked was between 1986-1988, coming in as the 31st most popular female name.

Other variations include:

Aricca (Anglo-Saxon: obscure Medieval form)
Erika Эрика (Czech/Danish/Dutch/German/Hungarian/Icelandic/Norwegian/Russian/Slovak/Slovene/Swedish)
Erica (Danish/Dutch/English/Italian/German/Norwegian/Romansch/Spanish/Swedish)
Erikka (Danish/Finnish)
Erikke (Danish)
Jerika (Danish)
Ericka (German)
Eirika (Faroese)
Eerika/Eerikka/Eriikka (Finnish)
Eryka (Polish)
Érica (Portuguese)

A feminine Finnish pet form is Eekku.

The designated name-day is May 18.

Sources

Dušan

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Croatian/Czech/Macedonian/Serbian/Slovak/Slovene
Meaning: “soul
Душан
(doo-SHAHN)

The name is derived from the Slavonic element, dusha, meaning , “soul.”

Likewise, in Czech, it can also be a derivative of the Old Slavonic male name, Duchoslav meaning “soul glory.”

The name was borne by 14th-century Serbian King, Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (1308-1355). He was considered the most powerful Serbian ruler in history and perhaps one of the most powerful rulers in 14th-century Europe.

Other forms include the Polish Duszan, the Bulgarian Dushko, the Hungarian Dusán and the Romanian Duşan.

Feminine forms include Dušana and Dušanka.

The designated name-days are April 9 (Czech) and May 26 (Slovakia).

Sources

http://www.behindthename.com/name/dus18an

Pascal

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: French/German
Meaning: “Easter; relating to Passover.”

The name is derived from the Late Latin Paschalis which is derived from the Latin pascha meaning “Easter” which in turn is derived from the Hebrew word pesach meaning “passover.”

In the early Christian church and even today, the name was usually bestowed upon children born during the Easter season.

The name has also been borne several Christian saints and popes.

In modern English vernacular, a pascal is used to describe the SI unit of pressure, equal to one newton per square metre, which was named for French scientist, Blaise Pascal.

Other forms of the name include:

Paskal Паскал (Bulgarian/Croatian/Czech/German/Macedonian)
Pasqual (Catalan)
Pasco (Cornish)
Pascal (Dutch/English/French/German/Romanian)
Pascuccio (Italian)
Pasquale (Italian)
Pasqualino (Italian)
Pasquetto (Italian)
Pasquino (Italian)
Paschalis (Latin/Polish)
Paschasius (Latin)
Pascoal (Portuguese)
Paschal/Pasqual (Romansch)
Pascale (Sardinian)
Pascual (Spanish)
Pasqual (Venetian)

Feminines forms include:

Pascale (French)
Pascaline (French)
Pascala (Italian)
Pascalina (Italian)
Pasqua (Italian)
Pasquala (Italian)
Pasqualina (Italian)
Pasquetta (Italian)
Pasquina (Italian)
Paschalina (Polish)
Pascuala (Spanish)
Pasquita (Spanish)

An Italian female compound form is Pasquarosa.

The designated name-day is May 17 (France/Germany).

Sources

http://www.behindthename.com/php/find.php?name=pascal

Richard

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Sebastiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: German
Meaning: “brave power.”
Eng (RICH-erd)

The name was first introduced into the English speaking world by the Norman Conquerors, and the name has been a long standing classic since.

It was most notably borne by Richard I the Lionhearted of England, who has remained a sort of national folk hero in Britain.

Richard has been declining somewhat in the U.S. popularity charts, coming in as the 107th most popular male name (2008), in 2007, he was the 100th most popular male name.

The name is composed of the Germanic elements ric meaning “power; rule” and hard meaning “brave; hardy.”

His rankings in other countries are as follows:

# 53 Ricardo (Chile, 2006)
# 39 Richárd (Hungary, 2008)
# 328 Ricardo (the Netherlands, 2009)
# 480 (the Netherlands, 2009)

Other forms of the name include:

Rikard Рычард (Basque/Belarusian/Bosnian/Bulgarian)
Richarzh (Breton)
Ricard Ричард (Catalan/Occitanian/Serbian)
Ričard (Croatian)
Rikard (Croatian/Danish/Finnish/Norwegian/Swedish)
Richard Ричард (Czech/Dutch/English/French/German/Romanian/Russian/Slovak/Ukrainian)
Rijkert (Dutch: RYE-kairt)
Riho (Estonian)
Rikhard (Finnish)
Rickert (Frisian)
Ricohard (German: very rare and archaic)
Richárdos Ριχάρδος (Greek: Modern)
Richárd/Rikárd (Hungarian)
Ríkarður (Icelandic)
Risteárd (Irish-Gaelic: RISH-taird)
Riccadetto (Italian)
Riccardino (Italian)
Riccardo (Italian: common form)
Ricciardo (Italian)
Ricco (Italian)
Rizzardo (Italian)
Rîşarê (Kurdish)
Richardus (Late Latin)
Ričards (Latvian)
Rihards (Latvian)
Ričardas (Lithuanian)
Ryszard (Polish: RIH-shard)
Ricardo (Portuguese/Romanian/Spanish)
Rico (Romansch)
Rikkar (Saami)
Ruiseart (Scottish-Gaelic)
Riccardu (Sicilian)
Rihard (Slovene)
Rhisiart (Welsh)

Diminutives include the Medieval English Hudde (HUD) the inspiration of such surnames as Hudson. Others include Dick, Dicky, Rich, Richie, Rick and Ricky.
Czech diminutive: Ríša
Finnish diminutive: Riku
Polish: Rysiek, Rysio, Rysiu and Rychu
Slovak diminutives: Rišo, Riško
Spanish: Caíto, Cayo (Guatemala), Ricardito, Rico, Ricky, Riqui

Feminine forms are include:

Richardine (French)
Ricarda (German/Spanish)
Riccarda (Italian)
Riccardina (Italian)
Ricca (Italian)
Ricciarda (Italian)
Rizzarda (Italian)

The designated name-days are: April 3 (Czech Republic, France, Hungary and Slovakia), February 7 (Estonia).

Sources

Legitimate Baby Names

names that are not made up and have had a history

Category Archives: Polish Names

Philip

Matthias, Mathias

Susan, Susannah

Dominic

Jūratė

Cieszygor

Eric, Erica

Dušan

Pascal

Richard