Rikard
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”).
Proper noun
editRikard m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Richard
Usage notes
editPatronymics
- son of Rikard: Rikardsson
- daughter of Rikard: Rikardsdóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Rikard |
Accusative | Rikard |
Dative | Rikardi |
Genitive | Rikards |
Norwegian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”).
Proper noun
editRikard
- a male given name, equivalent to English Richard (the traditional Norwegian cognate)
- Rikard Løvehjerte ― Richard the Lionheart
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”). First recorded in Sweden in the 1160s.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editRikard c (genitive Rikards)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Richard
References
edit- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.
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- Faroese given names
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- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian male given names
- Norwegian terms with usage examples
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names
- Swedish terms with usage examples