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Richard Given Name Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Street footballers in Plymouth UK The term street football encompasses a number of informal varieties of association football (soccer). ... Street footballers in Plymouth UK The term street football encompasses a number of informal varieties of association football (soccer). ...
Gender	Male
Origin	Common Germanic
Nicknames	Rich, Rick, Dick
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Richard

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The first or given name Richard comes from the Germanic elements 'ric' (rich) and 'hard' (strong, brave). Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ...

Cognates. French: Richard. Irish: Ristéard. Italian: Riccardo. Low German: Ri(c)kert. Polish: Ryszard. Portuguese: Ricardo. Scandinavian: Rikard, Rickard, Ríkarður. Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart. Catalan: Ricard. Spanish: Ricardo. Welsh: Rhisiart. Hungarian: Richárd. Riccardo is a male given name, italian version of Richard. ... Scottish Gaelic (GÃ idhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Catalan IPA: (catalÃ IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia, and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of Sardinia. ... Look up Ricardo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

Short forms. English: Rik, Rick, Rich, Chard, Chad, Hecka, Ringo. Slovak: Rišo, Riško. Polish: Rysio. Czech: Ríša. Spanish: Cayo (Guatemala). Finnish: Riku. Rick may refer to: A shortened version of a given name such as Richard, Eric, Frederick, Derrick, Garrick, Ulrich or Patrick. It may also be formal or full name on its own. ... Look up rich in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Pet forms. English: Rich, Ricky, Ricky Boy, Rickster, Rickie, Richie, Dick Ricky may refer to: A somewhat common male name in English and Spanish-speaking countries, deriving from Richard or Patrick Ricky GutiÃ©rrez, former major league baseball player Ricky Martin, singer Ricky Ponting, current captain of the Australian national cricket team Ricky Gervais, comedian Ricky Marvin, a professional wrestler for... Richie, (sometimes spelled Ritchie) known in Japan as Hiroshi, is a fictional character in the PokÃ©mon anime and manga series. ...

Last Names. Richard(s), Ricquart, Rijkaard, Rickaert, Ryckewaert Frank Rijkaard (second from right). ...

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BBC - History - Richard I (1157 - 1199) (399 words)
	Richard was a king of England, later known as the 'Lion Heart', and famous for his exploits in the Third Crusade, although during his 10-year reign he spent only six months in England.
	Richard was born on 8 September 1157 in Oxford, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
	Richard refused and, in 1189, joined forces with Philip II of France against his father, hounding him to a premature death in July 1189.

RICHARD I, (885 words)
	When he was an infant, Richard was betrothed to a daughter of the French king Louis VII, and in 1172 he was given the duchy of Aquitaine in France, his mother’s inheritance.
	Richard spent months in indecisive contests against Saladin, sultan of Egypt and Syria, before making a truce by which Jerusalem was left in Saladin’s hands.
	Richard returned to England and there made peace with his brother, John, later king of England, who in his absence had been conspiring with Philip to usurp the English throne.

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