Dick - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 1 syll. dic(k), di-ck ] The boy name Dick is pronounced DIHK ^KEY. Dick is of Latin and Germanic origin. It is used mainly in English.

Dick is an English short form of Richard (Czech, English, French, and German).

Dick is also a variant form of Benedict (English).

Dick is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the modest height of its usage in 1934, 0.107% of baby boys were named Dick. It was #138 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked decline in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use now. Within the family of boy names directly related to Dick, Richard (Czech, English, French, and German) was the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Dick include Dek (English), Deke (English), Dic (Romanian), Dace (English), Dack, Dag (Scandinavian), Daichi (Japanese), Dax (English), Dec (English and Irish), Deck (English), Deus (English), Dex (English), Dietz (German), Dike (Igbo), Doc (English), Doug (Scottish and English), Duc (Vietnamese), Dug (Scottish), Duke (English and Irish), and Dutch (English).

Details of famous persons named Dick:
Actor Dick Van Dyke, born 13 December 1925, West Plains, Missouri.
Athlete Dick Fosbury, born 6 March 1947, Portland, Oregon.
Bowler Dick Weber, born 23 December 1929 - 14 February 2005, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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.

^KEY: Pronunciation for Dick: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

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