Dick name - Meaning of Dick
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 9
- Usage
- English, Germanic
- Pronounced
- DIK
- Dick Meaning
- Medieval diminutive of Richard. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the trilled Norman R was pronounced by the English. Dick is a diminutive of Richard. Richard originates in Germanic languages and means "daring power". It has been one of the most popular given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. Popular with aristocracy, the name was borne by numerous kings, the most famous being Richard I of England, the Lionheart. More recent bearers include Richard Nixon, former US President, and Richard Gere, popular American actor.
Dick Related Names
Variants: Rich, Richie, Rick, Rickey, Rickie, Ricky, Ricki, Ritchie
Feminine Forms: Richelle, Richardine, Rikki
Other Languages: Richard, Ricohard (Ancient Germanic), Ricard (Catalan), Richard (Czech), Rikard (Danish), Richard (Dutch), Rikhard, Riku (Finnish), Richard (French), Richard (German), Richárd, Rikárd (Hungarian), Risteárd (Irish), Riccardo (Italian), Rihards (Latvian), Ričardas (Lithuanian), Dicun, Hudde (Medieval English), Rikard (Norwegian), Ryszard (Polish), Ricardo (Portuguese), Rihard (Slovene), Ricardo, Rico (Spanish), Rikard (Swedish), Rhisiart (Welsh)
Dick Celebrities
Dick Cheney - former US Vice President, Dick Irvin - hockey player, Dick Lane - football player, Dick van Patten - actor, Dick Atha - basketball player, Dick Bartell - baseball player, Dick Bass - football player,
