Rihards

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1545. Ultimately from Old High German. Cognate to German and English Richard.

Proper noun

Rihards m

  1. A male given name.
  2. A transliteration of the German male given name Richard.

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Rihards was the only given name of 4381 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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