Faroese

Proper noun

Rikard m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Rikard: Rikardsson
• daughter of Rikard: Rikardsdóttir

Declension

Norwegian

Proper noun

Rikard

1. A male given name, the traditional Norwegian cognate of English Richard.

   Rikard Løvehjerte - Richard the Lionheart

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Rickard
• Richard

Etymology

Cognate with English Richard. First recorded in Sweden in the 1160s.

Proper noun

Rikard

1. A male given name.

   Rikard Lejonhjärta Richard The Lionheart

Related terms

• Rick

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.