Given name & surname
Hick
“a powerful ruler”
In English use, Hick is a diminutive of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Hick is a diminutive of Richard. One English interpretation is “a powerful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Hick is a diminutive of Richard. An origin associated with Richard is Germanic.
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How it developed
In English usage, Hick is a diminutive of Richard. In English usage, Hick is an affectionate form of Richard.
The story
In English use, Hick is a diminutive of Richard. The history of Richard gives this family its wider story. The Normans brought Richard to England, where it was borne by three kings. Richard I’s nickname Lionheart and his later appearance in Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe helped give the name a lasting place in popular historical storytelling.
Explained through its name family
Hick’s family of names
In English usage, Hick is a diminutive of Richard. Hick has a surname derivative in HICKSON. In English usage, Hick has a related form in ICKE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Richardfull form · English
- Rickfull form · English
- Higginsdiminutive · English
- Higgondiminutive · English
- Higgittdiminutive · English
- Hickingdiminutive · English
- Higgindiminutive · English
- Ickevariant · English
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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