Ryszard

Ryszard is the Polish equivalent of the name Richard and means something like "the powerful", "the mighty strong", or "the strong ruler". The name has its roots in Old High German.

What does the name Ryszard mean?

The name Ryszard, a Polish form of Richard, carries the meanings "the powerful", "the mighty strong", and "the strong ruler". It originates from Old High German and is composed of the elements rīhhi, which means "rich", "powerful", "the rule", "the power", or "the ruler", and harti, which stands for "hard", "strong", or "firm". Other variations of the name include Ricardo (Spanish and Portuguese), Riccardo (Italian), Riccard and Ricard (French), Rickard and Rikard (Scandinavian), Righard, Rickert (Low German), Richardt, Ridsert (Frisian), as well as Richardo, Richart, Richerd, Riocard, Ritchard, Ritcherd, Ritchyrd, and Ritshard.

Where does the name Ryszard come from?

The name Ryszard has Old High German roots and means among other things "the mighty strong" or "the powerful". The components rihhi (Old High German) mean "rich", "powerful", "the rule", "the power", or "the ruler", and harti (Old High German) stands for "hard", "strong", or "firm". The language is Polish.

How do you pronounce Ryszard?

Ryschard, where 'Rys' is pronounced like 'Ris' and the 'ch' sounds soft.

When is the name day of Ryszard?

Ryszard celebrates his name day on February 7 and April 3.

Popularity

In Germany, Ryszard is a fairly common name. Currently, it ranks 4,024th on the list of the most common male first names. Its best ranking was in 2015 at 1,346th place. In the last ten years, the name Ryszard has been chosen about 70 times as a first name, placing it 2,964th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 2,803rd.

Famous people

• Ryszard Bender (Polish historian)
• Ryszard Jan Szurkowski (Polish cyclist)
• Ryszard Jedlinski (handball player from Poland)
• Ryszard Kapuscinski (German historian)
• Ryszard Katus (hurdler from Poland)
• Ryszard Kotala (Polish volleyball player)
• Ryszard Kulesza (Polish football player)
• Ryszard Kunze (Polish fencer)
• Ryszard Kwiatkowski (Polish composer)
• Ryszard Legutko (writer from Poland)
• Ryszard Marczak (long-distance runner from Japan)
• Ryszard Ostrowski (Polish)
• Ryszard Parulski (fencer from Poland)
• Ryszard Pawlowski (mountaineer from Greece)
• Ryszard Podlas (sprinter from Poland)
• Ryszard Sroczynski (Polish artist)
• Ryszard Swierad (wrestler from Poland)
• Ryszard Syski (Polish mathematician)
• Ryszard Szary (biathlete from Poland)
• Ryszard Torzecki (historian from the USA)