Name Element RĪKS

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "ruler, king" (of Celtic origin) [1].

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Other Languages & Culturesric, rice(Anglo-Saxon) rik(Frankish) reiks(Gothic) rico(Medieval Spanish) rih, rihhi(Old High German) ríkr(Old Norse) rik(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsDedrick(African American) Ælfric(Anglo-Saxon) Henrik(Armenian) Endika(Basque) Enric, Frederic, Ricard, Roderic(Catalan) Henrik(Croatian) Bedřich, Bedřiška, Jindřich, Jindřiška, Richard(Czech) Frederik, Frederikke, Henrik, Richard(Danish) Diederik, Frederik, Hendrick, Hendricus, Hendrik, Hendrika, Hendrikje, Hendrikus, Hendrina, Hennie, Henricus, Richard, Diederick(Dutch) America, Aubree, Aubrey, Aubrie, Aubrielle, Averie, Avery, Dederick, Derek, Derick, Derrick, Emerie, Emerson, Emersyn, Emery, Emory, Frederic, Frederica, Frederick, Fredric, Fredrick, Harris, Harrison, Harry, Henderson, Hendrix, Henry, Kendra, Kendrick, Perry, Richard, Roderick, Ryker, Teri, Terri, Terrie, Terry, Amery, Deryck, Emmerson, Kenrick, Parry, Richardine(English) Endel, Endla, Harri, Heiki, Hendrik, Indrek, Priidik, Tiidrik(Estonian) Fredrik, Fredrika, Harri, Heikki, Henri, Henriikka, Henrikki, Rikhard(Finnish) Aymeric, Émeric, Frédéric, Frédérique, Henri, Richard, Rodrigue, Thierry(French) Rodrigo(Galician) Anri(Georgian) Diedrich, Dietrich, Emmerich, Friederike, Friedrich, Heinrich, Hendrik, Henrik, Henrike, Ricarda, Richard, Diederich, Heinrike(German) Aimeric, Alberic, Alberich, Childeric, Emmerich, Friduric, Heimirich, Heinrich, Henricus, Hilderic, Hroderich, Richard, Richardis, Ricohard, Theoderich(Germanic) Alberich(Germanic Mythology) Hroþireiks, Rudericus, Theodoric, Theodoricus, Þiudareiks, Theudoricus(Gothic) Frigyes, Henrik, Imre, Richárd, Rikárdó(Hungarian) Friðrik, Friðrika, Hinrik(Icelandic) Anraí, Einrí, Risteárd, Ruarc(Irish) Alberico, Amerigo, Enrica, Enrico, Federica, Federico, Federigo, Riccarda, Riccardo, Rodrigo, Arrigo(Italian) Fricis, Frīdrihs, Indriķis, Inta, Ints, Rihards, Ričards(Latvian) Henrika, Henrikas, Ričardas(Lithuanian) Henrik, Hinnerk, Hinrich(Low German) Elric, Herry(Medieval English) Aimery, Auberi, Aymeri(Medieval French) Emrik, Fredrik, Henrik, Richard, Rikard(Norwegian) Frederic(Occitan) Albarīks, Friþurīks, Haimarīks, Hildirīks, Hrōþirīks, Rīkaharduz, Þeudōrīks(Old Germanic) Ruarcc(Old Irish) Alfríkr, Hrœrekr, Hrǿríkr(Old Norse) Fryderyk, Henryk, Henryka, Ryszard, Fryderyka(Polish) Américo, Frederica, Frederico, Henrique, Ricarda, Ricardo, Rodrigo, América(Portuguese) Genrikh, Rurik(Russian) Hendry(Scots) Eanraig(Scottish Gaelic) Henrich, Imrich, Imriška, Richard(Slovak) Friderik, Henrik, Rihard(Slovene) América, Américo, Enrique, Federico, Ricarda, Ricardo, Rodrigo(Spanish) Emrik, Fredrik, Fredrika, Henrik, Richard, Rickard, Rikard, Henrika(Swedish) Gaisarīx, Gaiseric(Vandalic) Harri, Rhisiart(Welsh)
Place Name DescendantsAmerika, Amerikë(Albanian) Amrika(Arabic) Amerika(Armenian) Amerika(Azerbaijani) Amerika(Bashkir) Amerika(Bulgarian) Amèrica(Catalan) Amerika(Chechen) Amerika(Croatian) Amerika(Czech) Amerika(Danish) Amerika(Dutch) America(English) Endla(Estonian) Amerikka(Finnish) Amérique(French) Amerika(Georgian) Amerika(German) Ameriki(Greek) Amerika(Hebrew) Amerika(Hungarian) Amerika(Indonesian) America(Italian) Amerika(Japanese) Amerika(Kazakh) America(Late Roman) Amerika(Latvian) Amerika(Lithuanian) Amerika(Luxembourgish) Amerika(Macedonian) Amerika(Malay) Amerika(Norwegian) Amrika(Persian) Ameryka(Polish) América(Portuguese) America(Romanian) Amerika(Russian) Amerika(Serbian) Amerika(Slovak) Amerika(Slovene) América(Spanish) Amerika(Swedish) Amerika(Tatar) Amerika(Turkish) Ameryka(Ukrainian) Amerika(Uzbek)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 412.
Entry added December 7, 2022