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Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic *rīk-'ruler, leader, king' and *hardu-'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'.
Rich is a masculine given name, often short for Richard. People with the name include: Rich Baska (born 1952), American football player;
Rich (given name), often short for Richard; Rich (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media. Fictional characters. DS Terry Rich, a character in the British soap ...
Rich is a surname. Notable people with this name include: A–L. Adam Rich (1968–2023), American actor; Adrienne Rich (1929–2012), American poet;
A nobiliary particle is a type of onomastic particle used in a surname or family name in many Western cultures to signal the nobility of a family. The particle used varies depending on the country, language and period of time. In some languages, it is the same as a regular prepositional particle that was used in the creation of many surnames ...
Bill Gates. Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft -- then called Micro-Soft -- with his childhood friend Paul Allen in 1975. He left his daily job at the software company that made him rich in 2008 to ...
The association with "penis" is more recent, arising from Dick becoming a cliché name for any man, as in Tom, Dick and Harry. [1] The use of the nickname Dick has declined drastically in recent decades due to the association of Dick with a penis; by 1969, Dick had fallen outside of the top 1,000 most common names for newborn baby boys in the US.
The name Reginald comes from Latin meaning "king" and "ruler" symbolizing authority and leadership. [2] It comes from combining Latin “rex” meaning king and “nald” meaning ruler. The name is derived from Reginaldus which means "king". [3] This name signifies a ruler or kingly figure, representing authority and leadership.