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Richard m. Old High German rih 'ruler' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.

The name of a 5th C saint, an 8th C English saint, 12th C king of England, a 12th C Italian saint, a 12th C English saint, a 13th C king of Germany, a 13th C English saint, a 14th C king of England, a 15th C king of england, and three 16th C English saints.

Brabant
Latin
1312 Rikardi (gen) JeanIII p. 20
England
Latin
1279–80 Ricardi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 27, Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 28, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 25, Richardus (nom) ibid. p. 32; 1297 Ricardi (gen) ComWil-vol1 p. 1; 1298 Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 1; 1299 Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 2; 1300 Ricardi (gen) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 229, Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 247, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 231; 1302 Ricardus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 4; 1327 Ricardo (abl) SaxhamSf p. 111; 1347 Ricardi (gen) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 6; 1359 Ricardo (dat) ibid. no. 31; 1381 Ricardi (gen) Suffolk1381 p. 70, Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 89, Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 80, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 68; 1408 Ricardus (nom) GCCYork p. 10; 1424–25 Ricardum (acc) EEW p. 55; 1425 Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 65; 1439 Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 121; 1464 Ricardo (dat) OrpingtonKe p. 73; 1485–1486 Ricardi (gen) CovGuild-2 p. 50, Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 49; 1530 Ricardo (dat) LIWill-III p. 32
Middle English
1387 Richard EEW p. 1; 1395 Richard ibid. p. 8; 1406 Richard ibid. p. 12; 1413 Richard ibid. p. 21; 1415 Richard ibid. p. 23; 1417–18 Richard ibid. p. 39, Rychard ibid. p. 40; 1418 Richard ibid. p. 29; 1419–20 Richard ibid. p. 41, Rychard ibid. p. 41; 1420 Richar ibid. p. 48, Richard ibid. p. 53; 1424–25 Richard ibid. p. 59; 1425 Richard ibid. p. 64; 1426 Richard ibid. p. 74; 1428 Richard ibid. p. 79; 1430 Richard ibid. p. 85; 1431 Richard ibid. p. 89; 1432–33 Richard ibid. p. 93, Rychard ibid. p. 92; 1433 Richard ibid. p. 93; 1434 Richard ibid. p. 98; 1436 Richard ibid. p. 104; 1438 Richard ibid. p. 108; 1439 Richard ibid. p. 125; 1454 Richard ibid. p. 133
English
1511 Richard OrpingtonKe p. 74; 1525/6 Richard LIWill-III p. 2, Rycherd ibid. p. 1; 1529 Richard PP-HenV p. 9; 1530 Richard LIWill-III p. 2, Richarde ibid. p. 64, Richer ibid. p. 20, Richerd ibid. p. 3, Richerde ibid. p. 2, Rychard ibid. p. 15; 1538/9 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 2; 1538 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 1, DEmar-vol1 p. 77; 1539 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 2, DEmar-vol1 p. 77, StAnthonlin p. 1, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1540 Richard ibid. p. 1, DEmar-vol1 p. 78, StAnthonlin p. 1; 1541 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1542 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 2, BarnstapleBap p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 3; 1543 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 4, StNick-Sf p. 1, Ritchard StAnthonlin p. 4; 1544 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 4, StNick-Sf p. 1, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 4; 1545 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 78, StAnthonlin p. 5; 1546 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 5, Ritchard StAnthonlin p. 5; 1547 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 6, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1548 Richard ibid. p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 6, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1549 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 7; 1550 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 8; 1551 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 8; 1552 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 4, BarnstapleBap p. 7, DEmar-vol1 p. 79, StAnthonlin p. 9, StNick-Sf p. 2; 1553 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 4, BarnstapleBap p. 8, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, StAnthonlin p. 9; 1554 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 4, BarnstapleBap p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 10, bruton-vol1 p. 2; 1555 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, StAnthonlin p. 11, bruton-vol1 p. 27, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1556/7 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 5; 1556 Richard ibid. p. 5, Richarde BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1557 Richard ProcSuf-vol3 p. 265, StAnthonlin p. 11, bruton-vol1 p. 28, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 10, Rycharde ibid. p. 10; 1558 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 6, BUmar-vol9 p. 2, DU-DSMMar, SaxhamSf p. 134, bruton-vol1 p. 3; 1558–9 Richard StMary-Ke p. 2; 1559 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BarnstapleBap p. 10, CAmar-vol1 p. 1, DU-DSMMar, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 13, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 10, Rycharde ibid. p. 10; 1560 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 6, BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1560/1 Richard DU-DSMMar; 1560 Richard ibid., StAnthonlin p. 213, bruton-vol1 p. 30, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 1, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1561 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 11, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, OrpingtonKe p. 1, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 14, bruton-vol1 p. 32, Richarde BarnstapleBap p. 11, Rychard ibid. p. 11, Rycharde ibid. p. 11; 1562 Richard BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 12, CAmar-vol1 p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 15, bruton-vol1 p. 32, Richarde BarnstapleBap p. 12, Richerd OrpingtonKe p. 1, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 12, Rycharde ibid. p. 12, Rychart ibid. p. 12; 1563 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 54, COmar-vol2 p. 47, OrpingtonKe p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 15, bruton-vol1 p. 4; 1564 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 7, BEmar-vol2 p. 95, BUmar-vol9 p. 4, COmar-vol2 p. 48, OrpingtonKe p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 17, bruton-vol1 p. 34, (nom) DEmar-vol1 p. 81, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1565 Richard ibid. p. 95, COmar-vol2 p. 48, OrpingtonKe p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 17, bruton-vol1 p. 35; 1566/7 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 8; 1566 Richard ibid. p. 8, OrpingtonKe p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 18, bruton-vol1 p. 4; 1567 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 8, BEmar-vol2 p. 30, DEmar-vol1 p. 81, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 19, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1568 Richard DEmar-vol1 p. 82, OrpingtonKe p. 3, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 19; 1569 Richard Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 20, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Rychard BUmar-vol1 p. 25; 1570 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 9, BEmar-vol2 p. 54, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, SaxhamSf p. 39, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 2, Rychard ibid. p. 128; 1571 Richard bruton-vol1 p. 6, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1572 Richard ibid. p. 69, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 22, bruton-vol1 p. 40, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1573 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 9; 1573/4 Richard ibid. p. 9; 1573 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 2, COmar-vol2 p. 70, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Richarde SaxhamSf p. 3, Rychard COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1574 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 9; 1574/5 Richard ibid. p. 9; 1574 Richard OrpingtonKe p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 6; 1575 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 69, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, OrpingtonKe p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 7; 1576 Richard BUmar-vol9 p. 6, OrpingtonKe p. 4, SaxhamSf p. 39, StAnthonlin p. 25, Rychard BUmar-vol1 p. 17; 1577 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 54, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, DEmar-vol1 p. 83, SaxhamSf p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 25, bruton-vol1 p. 7, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1578 Richard ibid. p. 3, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, OrpingtonKe p. 5, bruton-vol1 p. 43; 1579 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 10, COmar-vol2 p. 48, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, StAnthonlin p. 27, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1580 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 10, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, OrpingtonKe p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 27, bruton-vol1 p. 7, Richarde SaxhamSf p. 39; 1581 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1581/2 Richard ibid. p. 11; 1581 Richard COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 6, OrpingtonKe p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 28; 1582 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 11, DEmar-vol2 p. 7, OrpingtonKe p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 29, bruton-vol1 p. 7; 1582/3 Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1583/4 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1583 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 96, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, DEmar-vol2 p. 8, OrpingtonKe p. 6, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1584 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 12, DEmar-vol2 p. 9, OrpingtonKe p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 30, bruton-vol1 p. 8; 1585 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 12, BEmar-vol2 p. 96, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 11, OrpingtonKe p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 31, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 69; 1586 Richard BUmar-vol2 p. 141, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 12, OrpingtonKe p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 31, bruton-vol1 p. 46, Rychard CAmar-vol1 p. 129; 1587 Richard DEmar-vol2 p. 13, OrpingtonKe p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 32, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Richerd DEmar-vol1 p. 85; 1588 Richard ibid. p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 15, SaxhamSf p. 40, StAnthonlin p. 33, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 3, Rychard SaxhamSf p. 4; 1589 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1589/90 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 54; 1589 Richard DEmar-vol2 p. 17, OrpingtonKe p. 8, SaxhamSf p. 40, StAnthonlin p. 33, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1590 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 14, BEmar-vol2 p. 54, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, DEmar-vol2 p. 20, SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 34, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1591 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 14, DEmar-vol2 p. 22, OrpingtonKe p. 8, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Rychard BUmar-vol1 p. 27, CAmar-vol1 p. 130; 1592 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 15, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, OrpingtonKe p. 9, StAnthonlin p. 35, bruton-vol1 p. 51, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 132; 1593 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 16, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 26, SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 36, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 4, Rychard ibid. p. 131; 1594/5 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1594 Richard BUmar-vol9 p. 8, DEmar-vol1 p. 87, DEmar-vol2 p. 28, OrpingtonKe p. 9, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 131; 1595 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 16, BUmar-vol9 p. 9, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 30, bruton-vol1 p. 54; 1596 Richard BUmar-vol9 p. 9, DEmar-vol2 p. 33, SaxhamSf p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 37, bruton-vol1 p. 11; 1597 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 16, DEmar-vol2 p. 35, SaxhamSf p. 57, StAnthonlin p. 38, bruton-vol1 p. 11; 1597/8 Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 4; 1598 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 17; 1598/9 Richard ibid. p. 17; 1598 Richard BUmar-vol2 p. 142, CAmar-vol1 p. 6, DEmar-vol2 p. 38, OrpingtonKe p. 9, StAnthonlin p. 39, bruton-vol1 p. 56; 1599 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 17, BEmar-vol2 p. 4, BUmar-vol2 p. 142, CAmar-vol1 p. 6, DEmar-vol1 p. 88, DEmar-vol2 p. 40, StAnthonlin p. 39, bruton-vol1 p. 11; 157– Richard BUmar-vol2 p. 141
Estonia
Middle Low German
1403 Rijchardes (gen) BbRT p. 343; 1409 Rijchard ibid. p. 345; 1416 Rijchard ibid. p. 347
France
Latin
c823 Richardus (nom) irminon-vol2 62; 958x992 Ricardi (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 87; 1015 Ricardi (gen) NTDip-vol4 p. 225, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 225, Richardi (gen) ibid. p. 225; 1047x1061 Ricardus (nom) CartNDSaintes XX; 1067 Richardus (nom) ibid. XII; 1101x1129 Richardus (nom) CartStPC XXII; 1113 Riccardi (gen) CartNDJosaphat III, Richardus (nom) ibid. II; 1115x1149 Richardus (nom) CartStPC X; 1131 Ricardi (gen) CartNDSaintes XXIII; 1135 Richardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1138x1148 Ricardus (nom) ibid. 21; 1138x1162 Ricardus (nom) ibid. 80, Richardus (nom) ibid. 89; 1147 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 14, Ricardus (nom) ibid. 14, Richardo (abl) ibid. 19, Richardus (nom) ibid. 14; 1147x1162 Richardus (nom) ibid. 55; 1155 Richardus (nom) ibid. 30; 1163 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 99; 1163–64 Richardus (nom) ibid. 117; 1164 Richardus (nom) ibid. 121; 1180 Ricardo (abl) RotScaNor p. 10; 1190 Ricardus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CV; 1256 Richardus (nom) ArrestReg-volI XXI, Candlemas; 1257 Richardo (abl) ibid. IV, St. Martin; 1259 Richardo (abl) ibid. VIII, St. Martin, Richardus (nom) ibid. VIII, St. Martin; 1261 Richardi (gen) ibid. VI, BMV, Richardus (nom) ibid. VI, BMV; 1301 Richardi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 200, Richardo (abl) ibid. p. 244; 1378 Ricardo (dat) hanquetvol1 379, Richardo (dat) ibid. 110, Richardum (acc) ibid. 543, Richardus (nom) ibid. 543, Rikaert (nom) ibid. 1917
Old French
1296 Richart paris1296 p. 3; 1301 Ricars (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 240, Ricart (obl) ibid. p. 335 [p. 235], Richart (obl) ibid. p. 276; 1313 Richart Paris1313 p. 5; 1327 Ricart lecoy p. 180, Richard ibid. p. 175, Richart ibid. p. 175
1296 Richardin paris1296 p. 36; 1313 Richardin Paris1313 p. 65
Middle French
1388 Ricart thierry; 1392 Richard MemBret-II col. 606, Richart ibid. col. 600; 1418 Richart HGParis p. 373; 1421 Richard favier 931, Richart ibid. 424; 1423 Richard ibid. 202, Richart ibid. 133; 1438 Richart ibid. 36
1392 Cardinet MemBret-II col. 614; 1418 Cardin HGParis p. 376; 1421 Cardin favier 508
Germany
Latin
822x75 Richardus (nom) TradCorb §36; 1198 Richardus (nom) hennes-vol1 3; 1215 Ricardus (nom) ibid. 18; 1218 Richardus (nom) ibid. 32
Italy
Latin
1226 Richardus (nom) hennes-vol1 70; 1265x1339 Ricardi (gen) BBC-Berg 18; 1285 Ricardi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156, Riçardi (gen) ibid. p. 154; 1527 Riccardo (abl) Rome1527 p. 91, Riccardus (nom) ibid. p. 83
1285 Çardoli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158
Latvia
Latin
1294 Richardo (dat) RigSB 47
Scotland
Latin
1214–1226 Ricardo (abl) morton-vol1 1; 1272x1360 Ricardo (abl) CartStAndrew p. 3; 1376 Ricardi (gen) morton-vol1 16; 1381x1388 Ricardo (abl) CartNBer [p. xxxvii]
Scots
1376 Ricardo (dat) morton-vol1 16; c1550 Richart CartNBer p. xxiv
Switzerland
Latin
14thCx1478 Richardus (nom) Ob-SPVn (187)
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