Rikard

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”). === Proper noun === Rikard m a male given name, equivalent to English Richard ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Rikard's son: Rikardsson Rikard's daughter: Rikardsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”). === Proper noun === Rikard a male given name, equivalent to English Richard (the traditional Norwegian cognate) Rikard Løvehjerte ― Richard the Lionheart == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Rickard, Richard === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of *rīks (“king, ruler”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”). First recorded in Sweden in the 1160s. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Rikard c (genitive Rikards) a male given name, equivalent to English Richard === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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. === Anagrams === kirrad