Boy name origins & meanings:
- English : Rich and powerful ruler
Boy name variations
Family name origins & meanings:
- English, French, German, and Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
- A Richard from Normandy is documented in Quebec City in 1669, with the secondary surname <xref>Lavallee</xref>; other branches came from the Saintonge region and Poitou, France. Other secondary surnames include Des Sablons, <xref>Dusablon</xref>, <xref>Lafleur</xref>, La Richardière, <xref>Larose</xref>, <xref>Petrus</xref>. The LA Richard families are mainly descended from Acadian refugees in the second half of the 18th century.