Rick

  • Boy
  • 4 letters
English Abbreviation of Richard 'powerful; strong ruler.' Also a diminutive of Derek, meaning gifted ruler, people ruler, a variant of the Old German Theodoric.
German Hard ruler.
Norse Ever or eternal ruler. Island ruler.
Short form of Richard
Short form of Eric
Famous bearer 10th-century Norwegian explorer Eric the Red.

Rick is a boy’s name of English, German and Norse origin. Meaning in English: Abbreviation of Richard ‘powerful; strong ruler.’ Also a diminutive of Derek, meaning gifted ruler, people ruler, a variant of the Old German Theodoric. Meaning in German: Hard ruler. Meaning in Norse: Ever or eternal ruler. Island ruler. Rick is a short form of Richard and short form of Eric. Famous bearer: 10th-century Norwegian explorer Eric the Red. The name has 4 letters.

Related names

Richmond

Boy

German Literary Teutonic

Strong protector. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, 1 and 2, where it belongs to king Henry the Fourth. Also Henry (Hal), son to the king and Prince of Wales, who becomes king in part 2, and king in Henry V. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' King Henry the Sixth. Also Henry, Earl of Richmond, a youth. Wise protector.

Rickard

Boy

English German

Variant of Richard 'powerful; strong ruler.'. Powerful ruler.

Rickey

Boy

English

Abbreviation of Richard 'powerful; strong ruler.'.

Ricki

Unisex

German Norse

Hard ruler. Feminine form of Eric: Forever strong.