Etymology

Richards

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Today it means: An English and Welsh patronymic surname from the given name Richard. Full definition →

English Richard ← Middle English Rycharde ← Old French Richard
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Richards · proper noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  3. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  4. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  5. Proto-West Germanic*rīk
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
  7. Proto-Germanic*harduz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*hardu
  9. Proto-West Germanic*Rīkuhardu
  10. Old High GermanRihhart
  11. Middle High GermanRihard
  12. Medieval LatinRichardus
  13. Old FrenchRichard
  14. Middle EnglishRycharde
  15. EnglishRichard
  16. English todayRichards

From Richard + -s.

Richards · proper noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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