"Rick" meaning in English

See Rick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɹɪk/ Forms: Ric [alternative], Rik [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richardder. English Rick From the male given name Richard. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:der|Richard<id:male given name>|id=male given name|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? 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  1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard, as well as similar name such as Ricardo.
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  2. A surname transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Rick-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Dick, Rickie, rickroll, Rickson, Rickster, Ricky, Rixon, slick Rick

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-\nProto-Indo-European *-s\nProto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs\nProto-Celtic *rīxsbor.\nProto-Germanic *rīks\nProto-West Germanic *rīk\nProto-Indo-European *kret-der.?\nProto-Germanic *harduz\nProto-Germanic *-jaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ī\nProto-West Germanic *hardu\nProto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu\nOld High German Rihhart\nMiddle High German Rihardbor.\nMedieval Latin Richardusder.\nOld French Richardbor.\nMiddle English Rycharde\nEnglish Richardder.\nEnglish Rick\nFrom the male given name Richard.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ric",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rik",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Rick",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English diminutives of male given names",
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              137,
              141
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2016 August 31, “GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Mark Watney”, in Industrial Scripts:",
          "text": "Mark Watney is the first of them to be introduced on screen, in the middle of collecting soil and rock samples from the Martian surface. Rick Martinez (Michael Peña) jokes that he just discovered dirt, and Mark ribs him about the usefulness of his job.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A diminutive of the male given name Richard, as well as similar name such as Ricardo."
      ],
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          "diminutive",
          "diminutive"
        ],
        [
          "given name",
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        ],
        [
          "Richard",
          "Richard#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ricardo",
          "Ricardo#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname transferred from the given name."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪk"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "rick"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Rick"
}

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