Riquier is a Norman and Picard form.
The German vernacular form Richer is witnessed between 1074 and 1087 in the place name Richersperga (UrkStyr 77).
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 813 richarius (nom) UBEnns-1 II;
c1070 Richer (nom) UrkStyria 69
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1181 Richerus (nom) StPaulDom p. 117;
1185x1186 Richerus (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 13;
1189 Richerius (nom) GASurv p. 129;
1222 Richeri (gen) StPaulDom p. 79
- Walloon
- ● 1582/3 Ricquier RWC p. 5;
1590/1 Riquier ibid. p. 15;
1591 Riquier ibid. p. 18;
1591/2 Riquier ibid. p. 19;
1592/3 Riquier ibid. p. 25;
1593/4 Riquier ibid. p. 30;
1594 Riquier ibid. p. 33
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Richarius (nom) irminon-vol2 28, Palatiolum,
Richerius (nom) ibid. 94, Ved;
11thC Richer (nom) StVdM-II 710;
1126 Richerius (nom) CartStPC IV;
1142x1152 Richerio (abl) ChartCaen2 1;
1147 Richerio (abl) clairvaux-12thc 19,
Richerius (nom) ibid. 15;
1179 Richeri (gen) ibid. 181,
Richerus (nom) ibid. 181;
1222 Richero (dat) NDParisII 2-XCI;
1274 Ricerius (nom) RHF-VIII p. 59
- Old French
- ● 1301 Rikier (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 241;
1313 Richier Paris1313 p. 20
- Middle French
- ● 1388 Riquier thierry
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Recheri (abl) TradCorb §139;
c1070 Rihheri (gen) UrkStyria 72;
1130 Richeri (gen) quix-vol1 63;
1135 Richerus (nom) ibid. 64;
1142 Richerus (nom) mairhofer XIII;
1151 Richerus (nom) ibid. XXXVI;
1157 Richero (nom) quix-vol1 44;
1168 Richero (abl) ibid. 65;
1173 Richero (abl) ibid. 99,
Richerus (nom) ibid. 81
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 828 Rihheri (nom) FRA-XXXL 13
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Richer". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Richer.