English
Rick
Rick comes from English Richard, and goes back to Old French Richard.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Richard
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Rycharde
- English1500–presentRichard
- Englishearliest quotation 2016Rick
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Richard
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Rycharde
- English1500–presentRichard
- Englishearliest quotation 2016Rick
Earliest quotation: 2016, GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Mark Watney: “Mark Watney is the first of them to be…”
Every English word from Old French Richard
Today it means
name A diminutive of the male given name Richard, as well as similar name such as Ricardo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French Richard / Rick