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Contents
Origin and Meaning
Ancient Germanic
*rīkia- = 'mighty', 'distinguished', 'rich' [1] [2] [3]
*rīkija- = 'mighty' [4]
*ríkia- = 'mighty' [5]
*ríki- = 'mighty' [5]
*rīkaz = 'chieftain', 'ruler' [2] [3]
*rīkz = 'chieftain', 'ruler' [2]
Old Norse
ríki = 'empire', 'kingdom' [6]
ríkr = 'mighty', 'distinguished', 'rich' [1] [2]
ríkr = 'mighty', 'distinguished' [4]
Gothic
reikeis = 'rich' [6]
reiks = 'chieftain', 'ruler' [2] [5] [6]
Old High German
ricja = 'rule' [7]
rīhhi = 'mighty', 'distinguished', 'rich' [2]
Related Names
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| ADAL | see Athalric (German) and Æðelric (English) |
| AI | see *Aiwa-rikiaR |
| ALA | see Alarik (German) and Alareiks (Gothic) |
| ALF | see AlfríkR (Norse) and Alberich (German) |
| ALM | see Almrik |
| AMAL | see Amalrich (German) |
| ANDR | see Andrik |
| ANN | see Annrika |
| ASK | see Askrik (Norse) |
| AST | see Ástríkur |
| AUD | see AuðríkR (Norse) and Eadric (English) and Edrikke (English/Norse) |
| BALD | see Baldrekr (Norse) and Baldarich (German) |
| BJÖRT | see Richbert (German) |
| BORG | see Ricburg (German) |
| BÖÐ | see *BaðurikaR (Norse) and Baturíh (German) |
| EIN | see *Ainarīkiaz (Norse) and Einrih (German) |
| EY | see ØyríkR and Ríkey |
| FREJ | see FrøyríkR |
| FRID | see Frithuric (German) and Friþareiks (Gothic) |
| GAUT | see Gautrekr |
| GEIR | see Geirrekr |
| GUD | see GuðríkR (Norse) and Godric (English) |
| GUNN | see Gunrik |
| HA | see Hárekr |
| HAD | see Haderich (German) |
| HAG | see Haginric (German) |
| HANN | see Hannariikka |
| HARD | see Richard (German) |
| HEID | see Heidenreich (German) |
| HEIM | see Haimirich (German) |
| HELF | see Hilprich (German) |
| HENN | see Hennariikka (Finnish) |
| HILD | see Rikhild (German) |
| HJALM | see Helmer |
| HROD | see HrøríkR (Norse) and Roderich (German) and Hroþareiks (Gothic) |
| HULT | see HultríkR |
| HVAT | see Ríkhvatr |
| IRM | see Ermanrich (German) and Ermanareiks (Gothic) |
| IV | see Iverike |
| JAN | see Janrik |
| JÓ | see Jórekr (Norse) and Ewaric (German) |
| KON | see Cēnerīc (English) |
| KUNI | see Cynerīc (English) |
| LAUR | see Laurikke |
| LIS | see Riikkaliisa |
| LJUF | see Léofríc (English) |
| LYD | see Lydrik |
| MAGN | see Meinrich (German) |
| MEY | see Rigmor |
| MIÐ | see Miðrik |
| MOD | see Mórekr (Norse) and Ricmot (German) |
| MUND | see Rigmund |
| NOR | see Rignor |
| ODAL | see Uodalrich (German) |
| SE | see Sjárekr (Norse) |
| SIG | see SigríkR and Sigerik (German) |
| ULF | see Riculf (German) and UlfríkR (Norse) |
| VALD | see Richwald (German) and ValdríkR (Norse) |
| VARD | see Ricward (German) |
| VI | see Ríkví |
| VID | see Ríkviðr (Norse) and Widerich (German) |
| VILL | see *Vilrekr (Norse), Wilric (English) |
| VIN | see Richowin (German) |
| WULD | see Wuldrīć (English) |
| ÖL | see AlríkR |
| ÞJOÐ | see Theoderich (German) and Þiudareiks (Gothic) |
| ÞRUÐ | see Þrýðríkr |
See also Litríkur
First Element Forms
Ri-
Ric-
Rich-
Richo-
Rig-
Riikka-
Rik-
Rík-
Last Element Forms
-reiks
-rek
-rekr
-rekur
-ric
-ríc
-rīc
-rica
-ricca
-rich
-richa
-rick
-ricus
-rieke
-rige
-rigo
-rih
-ríh
-riika
-riikka
-rik
-rika
-rike
-rikka
-rikke
-rikki
-ríkr
-ríkR
-ríkur
-rikus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lena Peterson: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn (2004)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Kristian Hald: Personnavne i Danmark - Oldtiden (1971)
- ↑ E. G. Withycombe: The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names (1950)