Dick

Dick \dic(k), di-ck\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Dick is pronounced DayK ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dick: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" List of Famous Persons - 7 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 8 names

What is the origin of Dick?

Dick is of Latin and Germanic origin. It is used mainly in English, German, and Dutch. The name first developed as a medieval diminutive of Richard, reflecting the difficulty that English speakers had in pronouncing the trilled Norman 'R-'. It became a popular English name by the 17th century, and in the 19th century, it gave rise to other diminutives such as Dicky and Dickie. In addition, Dick is a variant transcription of Benedict definition (English). Dick is also a familiar form of name Diederik (Dutch). Dick is also a shortening of nicknames for Frederick (English). Dick is also an English and German shortening of Richard name (Czech, Dutch, English, French, and German).

Variation transcriptions of Dick short names for Dic (English and Welsh), Dicken meaning, name Dickens origin, what does the name Dickon mean, Dickson name popularity (English), Dik meaning (Dutch), what does the name Dixon mean (English), meaning of Dyc, Dyck meaning, and Dyk name popularity. The familiar forms name Dickie meaning (English) and Dicky meaning (English) are other variants of the name.

The following famous people share the name Dick:

• Actor Dick Van Dyke, born 13 December 1925, West Plains, Missouri
• Athlete Dick Fosbury, born 6 March 1947, Portland, Oregon
• Author Dick Francis, born Richard Stanley Francis 31 October 1920, Lawrenny, Wales
• Bowler Dick Weber, born 23 December 1929 - 14 February 2005, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Comedian Dick Emery, born Richard Gilbert Emery 19 February 1915 - 2 January 1983, Bloomsbury, London, England
• Politician Dick Cheney, born Richard Bruce Cheney 30 January 1941, Lincoln, Nebraska
• TV Personality Dick Clark, born Richard Wagstaff Clark 30 November 1929, Mt
• Vernon, New York.

List of baby names that sound like Dick:

Dic definition (English, Welsh, and Romanian), short names for Dik (Dutch), baby name Dike (Igbo), baby name Dyc, meaning of Dyck, nicknames for Dace (English), Dache meaning and origin, Dack meaning of name (English), Dacks meaning, Daeg meaning of name, Dag meaning (Scandinavian), Dagg pronounciation, what does the name Dagge mean, Dak meaning and origin, Daksh definition (Indian), name Das, Dash meaning of name, Dashe definition, Daug name, and Dauk definition.

The baby name Dick fun facts:

The name Dick in reverse order is "Kcid".

The numerological value of the name Dick is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Dick?

Dick is not in the top boy names in USA.