Rikard
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”).
Proper noun edit
Rikard m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Richard
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Rikard: Rikardsson
- daughter of Rikard: Rikardsdóttir
Declension edit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Rikard |
| Accusative | Rikard |
| Dative | Rikardi |
| Genitive | Rikards |
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”).
Proper noun edit
Rikard
- a male given name, equivalent to English Richard (the traditional Norwegian cognate)
- Rikard Løvehjerte ― Richard the Lionheart
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”). First recorded in Sweden in the 1160s.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Rikard 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.