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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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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.

The English diminutives Dicon, Dik, Dikon, Dycon, Dyk, Dykun, and Hick are witnessed in 1379 in the relational bynames Diconson (WRYPT1 p. 15), Diksoñ (WRYPT1 p. 31), Dikonsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 295), Dyconsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 10), Dykmañ (WRYPT1 p. 134), Dykunsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 150), and Hicksoñ (WRYPT1 p. 26).

Austria
Latin
788 Richardi (gen) FRA-XXXL 5
Belgium
Dutch
1597x1598 Rychaert BoonenGes p. 357, Rychard ibid. p. 363, Ryckaert ibid. p. 322, Ryckard ibid. p. 357
Brabant
Latin
1312 Rikardi (gen) JeanIII p. 20
Denmark
Danish
1581 Richardus KD-1 no. 362
England
Latin
c1132 Ricardo (abl) MemStMF II-I; 1155 Ricard (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 121, fn. 1; 1161x1184 Ricardus (nom) MDE p. 227, no. 1; 1171 Ricardo (dat) GASurv p. 75, Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 72, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 75; 1181 Ricardo (abl) StPaulDom p. 111, Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 115, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 116; 1183 Ricardus (nom) BoldonBuke p. 2; 1185x1186 Ricardi (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 192, Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 15, Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 14, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 192; 1189 Ricardi (gen) GASurv p. 88, Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 86, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 77; c1198 Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 244; 1222 Ricardo (abl) StPaulDom p. 86, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 19; 1240 Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 121; 1246 Ricardo (abl) PSS-II p. 7, Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 6, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 6; 1256 Ricardi (gen) EARNb p. 4, Ricardo (dat) ibid. p. 2, Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 2, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 2; 1279–80 Ricardi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 27, Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 28, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 25, Richardus (nom) ibid. p. 32; 1296 Ricardi (gen) RCS-1 p. 93a, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 93b; 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; 1306 Ricardum (acc) PSS-CXIV 2; 1317 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 4a; 1318 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 4b; 1319 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 5a, Ricardus (nom) ibid. 5a; 1321 Ricardo (abl) EL-2 p. 114, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 114; 1324 Ricardus (nom) PSS-CXIV 10b; 1325 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 10f, Ricardo (dat) ibid. 11, Ricardum (acc) ibid. 10f, Ricardus (nom) ibid. 10f; 1327 Ricardo (abl) SaxhamSf p. 111; 1330 Ricardi (gen) PSS-CXIV 4d, Ricardo (dat) ibid. 4d, Ricardum (acc) ibid. 4d; 1331 Ricardus (nom) ibid. 4e; 1337 Ricardus (nom) ibid. 14c; 1340xc1450 Ricardi (gen) CovGuild-1 p. 1, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 4, Richardi (gen) ibid. p. 3; 1347 Ricardi (gen) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 6; 1359 Ricardo (dat) ibid. no. 31; 1377 Ricardus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4; 1379 Ricardi (gen) WRYPT1 p. 10, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 2, Richardus (nom) ibid. p. 17; 1381 Ricardi (gen) FenPT-2 p. 11, Suffolk1381 p. 70, Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 89, Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 80, Ricardus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 6, Suffolk1381 p. 68; 1408 Ricardus (nom) GCCYork p. 10; 1424–25 Ricardum (acc) EEW p. 55; 1425 Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 65; 1427 Ricardo (dat) WillsInv LIV; 1436 Ricardo (dat) ibid. LIX, Ricardus (nom) ibid. LVIII; 1439 Ricardum (acc) EEW p. 121; 1440 Richardo (dat) WillsInv LI, Richardum (acc) ibid. LI; 1446 Ricardi (gen) ibid. LXIV; 1457 Ricardo (abl) Bar-in-El p. 3, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1464 Ricardo (dat) OrpingtonKe p. 73; 1472 Ricardus (nom) WillsInv LXVI; 1476 Ricardo (abl) ibid. LXVII; 1483 Ricardi (gen) Bar-in-El p. 5; 1485–1486 Ricardi (gen) CovGuild-2 p. 50, Ricardo (abl) ibid. p. 49, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 78; 1530/31 Ricardi (gen) LIWill-III p. 95; 1530 Ricardo (dat) ibid. p. 32; 1530/31 Ricardo (dat) ibid. p. 95; 1538/9 Ricardi (gen) SA12 p. 2; 1538 Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 1; 1538/9 Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 2; 1539 Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 2; 1540 Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1551 Richardus (nom) StMartF p. 57; 1553 Richardus (nom) ibid. p. 57; 1554 Richardus (nom) ibid. p. 58; 1556 Richardus (nom) ibid. p. 58; 1557 Richardus (nom) ibid. p. 59; 1558 Richardi (gen) Chst-1 p. 9; 1558/9 Richardus (nom) ibid. p. 9; 1558 Richardus (nom) Reg-KirkElla p. 1, StMartF p. 59; 1559 Richardi (gen) Reg-KirkElla p. 1, Richardus (nom) Chst-1 p. 10; 1560 Richardus (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1561 Richardus (nom) StMartF p. 60; 1562 Richardus (nom) Chst-1 p. 10
Anglo-French
1321 Richard EL-2 p. 113
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
Early Modern English
1475 Richard Bar-in-El p. 5; 1477 Richard BreadBk p. 12; 1511 Richard OrpingtonKe p. 74; 1522 Richard SRS-XXI p. 3, WillsInv LXXVI; 1524 Richard SRS-XXI p. 4; 1525/6 Richard LIWill-III p. 2, Rycherd ibid. p. 1; 1528 Richard SRS-XXI p. 4; 1529 Richard CovGuild-2 p. 81, PP-HenV p. 9, SRS-XXI p. 6; 1530 Richard LIWill-III p. 2, SRS-XXI p. 7, Richarde LIWill-III p. 64, Richer ibid. p. 20, Richerd ibid. p. 3; 1530/31 Richerd ibid. p. 92; 1530 Richerde ibid. p. 2, Rychard ibid. p. 15; 1531 Richard SRS-XXI p. 8; 1532–1533 Richard CovGuild-2 p. 95, Rychard ibid. p. 105; 1533 Richard WillsInv LXXXII, Richarte ibid. LXXXIII, Rychard CovGuild-2 p. 155; 1534 Richard ibid. p. 125; 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, Eastleach, StAnthonlin p. 1, WAmar-1 p. 107, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1540 Richard ibid. p. 1, DEmar-vol1 p. 78, Eastleach, StAnthonlin p. 1; 1541 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1541/2 Richard SIAcc 1; 1541 Richard WillsInv LXXXVII; 1542 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 2, BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1542/3 Richard SIAcc 3; 1542 Richard StAnthonlin p. 3, WillsInv LXXXVIII, Rychard ibid. LXXXVIII; 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, Richarde WillsInv LXXXIV; 1546 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1546/7 Richard ExMar 1b; 1546 Ritchard StAnthonlin p. 5; 1547 Recherd WillsInv XCIII, Richard BarnstapleBap p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 6, WAmar-1 p. 107, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 5, Rycharde WillsInv XCIV, Rycherde ibid. XCIII; 1548 Richard BarnstapleBap 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, WAmar-1 p. 108, WillsInv XCV; 1551 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 8, WAmar-1 p. 108; 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, HAmar-vol9 p. 2, 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; 1556/57 Richard PRThirsk p. 2; 1556 Richarde BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1557/8 Richard HAmar-vol9 p. 2; 1557 Richard PRThirsk p. 2, ProcSuf-vol3 p. 265; 1557/8 Richard RegSASel p. 2; 1557 Richard ibid. p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 11, bruton-vol1 p. 28, Richarde PRThirsk p. 3, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 10, Rycharde ibid. p. 10; 1558 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 6, BUmar-vol9 p. 2, DU-DSMMar, HAmar-vol9 p. 67, RegSASel p. 2; 1558/9 Richard ibid. p. 4; 1558 Richard SaxhamSf p. 134, bruton-vol1 p. 3, Richarde StMaryA p. 3; 1558–9 Richard StMary-Ke p. 2; 1559 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BUmar-vol9 p. 147, BarnstapleBap p. 10, CAmar-vol1 p. 1, COmar-vol5 p. 1, DU-DSMMar; 1559/60 Richard HAmar-vol9 p. 2, RegSASel p. 5; 1559 Richard SOmar-vol9 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 13, bruton-vol1 p. 110, 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, COmar-vol5 p. 1, DU-DSMMar; 1560/1 Richard ibid.; 1560 Richard HAmar-vol9 p. 2, RegSASel p. 5; 1560/1 Richard ibid. p. 7; 1560 Richard 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, COmar-vol5 p. 2, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, OrpingtonKe p. 1, Redruth-Co p. 6, RegSASel p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 14, bruton-vol1 p. 32, Richarde BarnstapleBap p. 11, StMaryA p. 3, Rychard BarnstapleBap p. 11, Rycharde ibid. p. 11; 1562 Richard BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 12, CAmar-vol1 p. 2, COmar-vol5 p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 15, WAmar-1 p. 97, 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, BarnstapleBap p. 12, COmar-vol2 p. 47, HAmar-vol9 p. 2, OrpingtonKe p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 15, bruton-vol1 p. 4, Richarde BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563/4 Richarde ibid. p. 13; 1563 Rycharde ibid. p. 12; 1563/4 Rycharde ibid. p. 13; 1564 Richad RegBisham p. 2, Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 7, BEmar-vol2 p. 95, BUmar-vol9 p. 4; 1564/5 Richard BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1564 Richard COmar-vol2 p. 48, HAmar-vol9 p. 2, OrpingtonKe p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 17, WAmar-1 p. 108, bruton-vol1 p. 34, (nom) DEmar-vol1 p. 81, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1564/5 Richarde BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1564 Richarde StMaryA p. 4; 1564/5 Rycharde BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1564 Rycharde ibid. p. 13; 1565 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 95, BarnstapleBap p. 13, COmar-vol2 p. 48, COmar-vol5 p. 3; 1565/6 Richard HAmar-vol9 p. 2; 1565 Richard OrpingtonKe p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 17, StMaryA p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 35, Richarde BarnstapleBap p. 13, Rychard ComSewII 146, Rycharde BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1566 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 8; 1566/7 Richard ibid. p. 8; 1566 Richard COmar-vol5 p. 3, OrpingtonKe p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 18, bruton-vol1 p. 4; 1567 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 8, BEmar-vol2 p. 30, COmar-vol5 p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 81, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 19, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1568 Richard COmar-vol5 p. 126, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, ExMar 2b, OrpingtonKe p. 3, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 19, WAmar-1 p. 108, Richarde Bar-in-El p. 12, RegBisham p. 2; 1569 Richard Redruth-Co p. 6, RegFord p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 20, WAmar-1 p. 15, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Richarde RegFord p. 1, Rychard BUmar-vol1 p. 25; 1570 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 9, BEmar-vol2 p. 54, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, RegBath p. 1, RegBisham p. 3, SaxhamSf p. 39, WAmar-1 p. 108, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 2, Rychard ibid. p. 128; 1571 Richard HAmar-vol9 p. 2, RegBath p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Richarde WAmar-1 p. 131, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 129, Bar-in-El p. 17; 1572 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 69, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, Bar-in-El p. 21, COmar-vol5 p. 126, HAmar-vol9 p. 68, RegBath p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 22, bruton-vol1 p. 40, Richarde COmar-vol2 p. 121, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1573/4 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 9; 1573 Richard ibid. p. 9, BEmar-vol2 p. 2, Bar-in-El p. 18, COmar-vol2 p. 70, COmar-vol5 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, RegBisham p. 3, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Richarde Bar-in-El p. 18, SaxhamSf p. 3, Rychard COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1574/5 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 9; 1574 Richard ibid. p. 9, Bar-in-El p. 23, COmar-vol5 p. 4, OrpingtonKe p. 4, RegBath p. 2, WAmar-1 p. 97, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Richarde Bar-in-El p. 23; 1575 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 69, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, Chst-1 p. 12, OrpingtonKe p. 4, RegBath p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 7; 1576 Richard BUmar-vol9 p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 101, OrpingtonKe p. 4, RegBisham p. 4, SaxhamSf p. 39, StAnthonlin p. 25, WAmar-1 p. 98, Rychard BUmar-vol1 p. 17, COmar-vol5 p. 5; 1577 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 54, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, COmar-vol5 p. 84, DEmar-vol1 p. 83; 1577/8 Richard RegBisham p. 4; 1577 Richard SaxhamSf p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 25, bruton-vol1 p. 7, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 129, Rycharde HAmar-vol9 p. 50; 1578 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 3, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, COmar-vol5 p. 127, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, OrpingtonKe p. 5, bruton-vol1 p. 43, Rychard HAmar-vol9 p. 92, WAmar-1 p. 131; 1579 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 10, COmar-vol2 p. 48, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, MemStGiles p. 10, StAnthonlin p. 27, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 129, COmar-vol2 p. 71, Rycharde MemStGiles p. 9; 1580 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 10, COmar-vol2 p. 122, COmar-vol5 p. 127, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, OrpingtonKe p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 27, bruton-vol1 p. 7, Richarde SaxhamSf p. 39, Rychard MemStGiles p. 10; 1581 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1581/2 Richard ibid. p. 11; 1581 Richard COmar-vol2 p. 49; 1581? Richard COmar-vol5 p. 127; 1581 Richard DEmar-vol2 p. 6; 1581/2 Richard HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1581 Richard ibid. p. 68, OrpingtonKe p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 28, WAmar-1 p. 98, Rychard ibid. p. 132; 1582 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 11, BUmar-vol9 p. 148, COmar-vol2 p. 71, COmar-vol5 p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 7, OrpingtonKe p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 29, WAmar-1 p. 98, bruton-vol1 p. 7; 1582/3 Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1582 Richarde RegBisham p. 4; 1583/4 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1583 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 96, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, COmar-vol5 p. 127, DEmar-vol2 p. 8; 1583/4 Richard HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1583 Richard OrpingtonKe p. 6, WAmar-1 p. 108, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 130, COmar-vol5 p. 6, Rycharde MemStGiles p. 11; 1584 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 12, Bar-in-El p. 25, COmar-vol2 p. 71, COmar-vol5 p. 128, DEmar-vol2 p. 9, HAmar-vol9 p. 3, OrpingtonKe p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 30, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Rychard COmar-vol5 p. 7; 1585 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 12, BEmar-vol2 p. 96, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, Bar-in-El p. 14, DEmar-vol2 p. 11, OrpingtonKe p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 31, WAmar-1 p. 132, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 69; 1586 Richard BUmar-vol2 p. 141, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, Bar-in-El p. 15, COmar-vol2 p. 123, DEmar-vol2 p. 12, HAmar-vol9 p. 79, OrpingtonKe p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 31, bruton-vol1 p. 46, Rychard CAmar-vol1 p. 129; 1587 Richard COmar-vol5 p. 128, DEmar-vol2 p. 13, HAmar-vol9 p. 69, OrpingtonKe p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 32, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Richerd DEmar-vol1 p. 85; 1587/8 Rychard HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 1588 Richard COmar-vol2 p. 102, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 15; 1588/9 Richard HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1588 Richard ibid. p. 69, SaxhamSf p. 40, StAnthonlin p. 33, WAmar-1 p. 16, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 3, Rychard Bar-in-El p. 13, HAmar-vol9 p. 92, SaxhamSf p. 4, Rycharde Bar-in-El p. 13; 1589 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1589/90 Richard BEmar-vol2 p. 54; 1589 Richard COmar-vol5 p. 128, DEmar-vol2 p. 17, HAmar-vol9 p. 50, OrpingtonKe p. 8, SaxhamSf p. 40, StAnthonlin p. 33, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 130, COmar-vol5 p. 8; 1590 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 14, BEmar-vol2 p. 54, Bar-in-El p. 27, COmar-vol2 p. 102, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, DEmar-vol2 p. 20, SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 34, WAmar-1 p. 132, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1591 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 14, DEmar-vol2 p. 22; 1591? Richard HAmar-vol9 p. 116; 1591 Richard ibid. p. 50, OrpingtonKe p. 8, RegFord p. 1; 1591/2 Richard ibid. p. 2; 1591 Richard WAmar-1 p. 109, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Rychard BUmar-vol1 p. 27, CAmar-vol1 p. 130; 1592 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 15, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, Bar-in-El p. 31, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, COmar-vol5 p. 128, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, HAmar-vol9 p. 15, OrpingtonKe p. 9, RegFord p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 35, WAmar-1 p. 41, bruton-vol1 p. 51, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 132, COmar-vol5 p. 9, RegFord p. 2; 1593 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 16, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 26, RegBisham p. 5; 1593/4 Richard RegFord p. 2; 1593 Richard SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 36, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 4, Rychard ibid. p. 131, COmar-vol5 p. 9; 1593/4 Rychard RegFord p. 2; 1593 Rychard ibid. p. 2; 1594/5 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1594 Richard BUmar-vol9 p. 8, COmar-vol5 p. 10, DEmar-vol1 p. 87, DEmar-vol2 p. 28, OrpingtonKe p. 9, RegBisham p. 5, RegFord p. 2, WAmar-1 p. 132, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Rychard BEmar-vol2 p. 131, COmar-vol5 p. 10, RegFord p. 2; 1595 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 16, BUmar-vol9 p. 9, Bar-in-El p. 31, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 30, HAmar-vol9 p. 116, WAmar-1 p. 16, bruton-vol1 p. 54, Rychard COmar-vol5 p. 10; 1596 Richard BUmar-vol9 p. 9, COmar-vol2 p. 123, DEmar-vol2 p. 33, HAmar-vol9 p. 117, RegBisham p. 5; 1596/7 Richard ibid. p. 6; 1596 Richard SaxhamSf p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 37, bruton-vol1 p. 11; 1596/7 Rychard RegFord p. 3; 1597 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 16, DEmar-vol2 p. 35, HAmar-vol9 p. 140, RegFord p. 3, SaxhamSf p. 57, StAnthonlin p. 38, bruton-vol1 p. 11; 1597/8 Richarde BEmar-vol2 p. 4; 1597 Rychard COmar-vol2 p. 72, COmar-vol5 p. 10; 1598 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 17; 1598/9 Richard ibid. p. 17; 1598 Richard BUmar-vol2 p. 142, BUmar-vol9 p. 10, CAmar-vol1 p. 6, COmar-vol5 p. 87, DEmar-vol2 p. 38, OrpingtonKe p. 9, RegBisham p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 39, bruton-vol1 p. 56, Rychard COmar-vol2 p. 102; 1599 Richard BEmar-vol1 p. 17, BEmar-vol2 p. 4, BUmar-vol2 p. 142, BUmar-vol9 p. 10, CAmar-vol1 p. 6, DEmar-vol1 p. 88, DEmar-vol2 p. 40, RegBisham p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 39, bruton-vol1 p. 11, Rychard COmar-vol5 p. 11, RegFord p. 3; 157– Richard BUmar-vol2 p. 141
1589 Rych HAmar-vol9 p. 50; 1590 Richarie Bar-in-El p. 27
Welsh
1539/40 Richard SA12 p. 3
Estonia
Middle Low German
1403 Rijchardes (gen) BbRT p. 343; 1409 Rijchard ibid. p. 345; 1416 Rijchard ibid. p. 347
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1548 Riko (nom) Audén1980 p. 168; 1582 Rijcko (nom) ibid. p. 172, Rijckå (nom) ibid. p. 172, Rijke (nom) ibid. p. 172, Rijko (nom) ibid. p. 172, Rijkå (nom) ibid. p. 172, Rijtte (nom) ibid. p. 172, Riko (nom) ibid. p. 172
France
Latin
c823 Richardus (nom) irminon-vol2 62; 958x992 Ricardi (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 87; 978? Ricardi (gen) ibid. 141; 1015 Ricardi (gen) NTDip-vol4 p. 225, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 225, Richardi (gen) ibid. p. 225; 1047x1061 Ricardus (nom) CartNDSaintes XX; 1060 Ricardus (nom) StVdM-II 730; 1067 Richardus (nom) CartNDSaintes XII; 1080x1105 Ricardo (abl) StVdM-II 699; 1094 Ricardo (abl) ibid. 686; 1098 Ricardo (abl) ibid. 697; 1101x1129 Richardus (nom) CartStPC XXII; c1113 Ricardo (abl) ChartCaen2 p. 55, Ricardum (acc) ibid. p. 56, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 59; 1113 Riccardi (gen) CartNDJosaphat III, Richardus (nom) ibid. II; 1115x1149 Richardus (nom) CartStPC X; 1123 Ricardus (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXVI; 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; 1145 Ricardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXIII; 1147 Ricardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 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; c1175–1180 Ricardi (gen) ChartCaen2 p. 70, Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 61; 1178x1182 Ricardo (abl) ibid. 3; 1179 Richardo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 176, Richardus (nom) ibid. 176; 1180 Ricardo (abl) RotScaNor p. 10; 1190 Ricardus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CV; 1227 Ricardi (gen) ChartCaen2 18; 1229 Ricardum (acc) ibid. 20, Ricardus (nom) ibid. 20; 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; 1273 Richardus (nom) NDParisII 2-XLIII; 1281 Richardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CLII; 1300 Richardi (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 382; 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; 1038x? Ricardi (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 122
Old French
1292 Richart 1292paris p. 2, (obl) HistHdVParis p. 110; 1293 Richart (obl) ibid. p. 120; 1296 Richart paris1296 p. 3; 1299 Richart (obl) HistHdVParis p. 145; 1301 Ricars (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 240, Ricart (obl) ibid. p. 335 [p. 235]; c1301 Richart (obl) HistHdVParis p. 151; 1301 Richart (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 276; 1313 Richart Paris1313 p. 5; 1327 Ricart MemDocMan-2 p. 180, Richard ibid. p. 175, Richart ibid. p. 175
1292 Richardin 1292paris p. 2; 1296 Richardin paris1296 p. 36; 1299 Richardin (obl) HistHdVParis p. 145; 1313 Richardin Paris1313 p. 65
Middle French
1386 Richard MemBret-II col. 513; 1388 Ricart thierry; 1392 Richard MemBret-II col. 606, Richart ibid. col. 600; 1404 Richard HistHdVParis no. 4; 1418 Richart DdB1418 p. 197, HGParis p. 373; 1421 Richard favier 931, Richart ibid. 424; 1423 Richard ibid. 202, Richart ibid. 133; 1438 Richart ibid. 36; 1561 Richard RegPCC-1 p. 3; 1562 Richard ibid. p. 10; 1563 Richard ibid. p. 18; 1564 Richard ibid. p. 44; 1565 Richard ibid. p. 110; 1566 Richard ibid. p. 198; 1567 Richard ibid. p. 286; 1568 Richard ibid. p. 364; 1570 Richard ibid. p. 431; 1571 Richard ibid. p. 436; 1572 Richard ibid. p. 486
1392 Cardinet MemBret-II col. 614; 1418 Cardin DdB1418 p. 200, HGParis p. 376; 1421 Cardin favier 508; 1504 Chardin HistHdVParis no. 6; 1560 Cardin RegPCC-1 p. 1; 1563 Cardin ibid. p. 42; 1564 Cardin ibid. p. 95; 1565 Cardin ibid. p. 110; 1566 Cardin ibid. p. 272; 1570 Cardin ibid. p. 427; 1571 Cardin ibid. p. 476
Germany
Latin
822x875 Richardus (nom) TradCorb §36; 1198 Richardus (nom) hennes-vol1 3; 1215 Ricardus (nom) ibid. 18; 1218 Richardus (nom) ibid. 32; 1248 Richardus (nom) ibid. 127; 1257 Ricardi (gen) CDL-1.1.1 XXVII, Ricardus (nom) hennes-vol1 170
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Ricard (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 5, Ricardi (gen) ibid. III, p. 8, Ricardus (nom) ibid. III, p. 3; 1430 Ricardum (acc) RegOct 76, Ricardus (nom) ibid. 91; 1431 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 52; c1431 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 53; 1431 Ricardo (abl) ibid. 51, Ricardum (acc) ibid. 51; c1431 Ricardum (acc) ibid. 53; 1431 Ricardus (nom) ibid. 56; 1433 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 115; 1460 Ricardi (gen) ibid. 44, Ricardum (acc) ibid. 44, Ricardus (nom) ibid. 45; 1479 Ricardo (abl) ibid. 18, Ricardum (acc) ibid. 18; 1487 Ricardo (abl) ibid. 10, Ricardum (acc) ibid. 10; 1490/1 Ricardum (acc) ibid. 3, Ricardus (nom) ibid. 3; 1491 Ricardum (acc) ibid. 4, Ricardus (nom) ibid. 4; 1496 Ricardo (abl) ibid. 34; 1497 Ricardum (acc) ibid. 38
Early Modern English
1526 Richard Fiants-1 13; 1527 Richard ibid. 22; 1531 Richard ibid. 29; 1535 Richard ibid. 40; 1536 Richard ibid. 53; 1537 Richard ibid. 59; 1538 Richard ibid. 67; 1539 Richard ibid. 81; 1539/40 Richard ibid. 87; 1540 Richard ibid. 113
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; 1324 Riccardus (nom) DSF p. 48, 3729; 1348 Ricardi (gen) INP 28; 1366 Riccardi (gen) Livi 29; 1376 Ricardi (gen) DouGen1 p. 229, Rizardo (abl) ibid. p. 125; 1450 Ricardo (abl) VitAs2 V; 1478 Riczardi (gen) RCCaetani6 2720; 1527 Riccardo (abl) Rome1527 p. 91, Riccardus (nom) ibid. p. 83
1285 Riccoli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158, Çardoli (gen) ibid. p. 158; 1366 Ciardus (nom) Livi 79; 1376 Ricardino (abl) DouGen1 p. 164
Latvia
Latin
1286 Richardo (dat) RigSB 473; 1294 Richardo (dat) ibid. 47
The Netherlands
Dutch
1574 Richardus NHG-Middelburg p. 69; 1581 Ryckaerts (gen) MagMiddelburg-1560; 1584 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.; 1586 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.; 1587 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.; 1588 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.; 1589 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.; 1590 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.; 1591 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.; 1592 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.; 1593 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.; 1594 Ryckaerts (gen) ibid.
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]; 1424 Ricardo (abl) RMSRS-2 13
Scots
1376 Ricardo (dat) morton-vol1 16; 1506 Richart RegDunf 497; c1550 Richart CartNBer p. xxiv
Spain
Latin
11thC Richardum (acc) CDCB-XV MMCCIV, Richardus (nom) ibid. MMCCIV; 1083 Ricardi (gen) ibid. MMCCI
Switzerland
Latin
1134 Richardo (abl) CartHaut 1; 14thCx1478 Richardus (nom) Ob-SPVn (187); 1438 Richardus (nom) MHCG2 210
Wales
Latin
1452 Richard (nom) ArchCambIII p. 71; 1455 Richard (nom) ibid. p. 258; 1497 Ricardus (nom) ibid. p. 68; 1581 Richarde (nom) RegCon1 p. 36, Richardi (gen) ibid. p. 36; 1582 Richard (nom) ibid. p. 36
Early Modern English
1571 Richard RegLlantrithyd p. 32; 1578 Richard ibid. p. 61; 1589 Prichard (obl) ibid. p. 34; 1590 Richard ibid. p. 62; 1592 Richard ibid. p. 34; 1595 Richard ibid. p. 34; 1596 Richard ibid. p. 35; 1597 Richard ibid. p. 1; 1598 Richard ibid. p. 1; 1599 Richar ibid. p. 1, Richard ibid. p. 1
Welsh
1544 Richard RegCon1 p. 7
Cite as: R. Le Get, N. Shiel, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Richard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Richard.