Richards

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proper noun

An English and Welsh patronymic surname from the given name Richard.

OriginEnglish Richard ← Middle English Rycharde ← Old French Richard →
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Meanings

Richards1

proper noun
  1. An English and Welsh patronymic surname from the given name Richard.

    The third Iraq veteran -- 23-year-old Cloy Richards of Salem, Missouri, who was wounded in combat -- will avoid losing his disability benefits after agreeing not to wear his uniform at future protests, the Marine Corps said.

    2007 August 9, David Morgan, “Anti-war Iraq vets face punishment over protest”, in Reuters
  2. A village in Vernon County, Missouri, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Grimes County, Texas, United States.
  4. A suburb of Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Richards2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Richard

Origin

Richards · proper noun

  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. EnglishRichards

From Richard + -s.

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Richards · proper noun

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APA

Richards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richards

MLA

“Richards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richards. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Richards,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richards.

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