MEANING & HISTORY
What does Rich mean?
Rich is a familiar form of Richard, whose Germanic elements mean power or rule and boldness. Its spelling also matches the English adjective rich, and the surname can have a descriptive origin.
Those are separate routes. The given-name shortening does not necessarily mean wealthy. Rich can be used officially without requiring Richard as a formal expansion.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Germanic
Dictionary accounts by language
English
From Richard. The surname also derives from rich as a nickname.
A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Rich
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Rich Alvarez
Filipino basketball player
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Rich Asuncion
Filipino actress
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Similar names to Rich
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Names in this collection
- Mich♂Familiar form of Michelle
- Ric♂Richard familiar form; other -ric shortenings
- Rica♀Short form of Frederica or other -rica names
- Rico♂Short form of Ricardo, Enrico and related names
- Ria♀Familiar form of Maria
- Ricar♂Familiar form of Ricarte, Ricardo or Richard
- Richie♂Affectionate form of Richard
- Ricky♂Familiar form of Richard
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 2 person records with this given name · Q19819750 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- Wikidata given-name item Q19819750 — Rich (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Rich Alvarez (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Rich Asuncion (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Rich (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Rich (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Richard (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Richard (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Richard (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)