Ricardo is the

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and Portuguese cognate of the name

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...

. It derived from

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''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

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Ricardo de Araújo Pereira Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name * Ricardo de Araújo Pereira (born 1 ...

(born 1974), Portuguese comedian *

Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 20 million records sold ...

(born 1964), Guatemalan singer *

Ricardo Arona Ricardo Arona (; born 17 July 1978) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist, submission grappler and 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner. A two-time World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu champion in the lower belts ...

(born 1978), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Ricardo Ávila Ricardo Guardia Ávila (born 4 February 1997) is a Panamanian Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for UMECIT FC, and the Panama national football team, Panama national team. Club career Born in Panama City, Ávila started ...

(born 1997), Panamanian footballer *

Ricardo Bierhals Ricardo Oliveira Bierhals (born 6 November 1990), known as Ricardo Bierhals, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Pelotas. Career Ricardo Bierhals started his career playing with Brasil de Pelotas. He made hi ...

(born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Ricardo Bralo (1916–?), Argentine long-distance runner *

Ricardo Bombine Pimentel Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name * Ricardo de Araújo Pereira (born 1 ...

(born 1978), Brazilian musician *

Ricardo Bueno Fernández Ricardo Bueno Fernández (24 April 1940 – 7 January 2015) was a Spanish politician and historian. He was member of the Senate of Spain for the Union of the Democratic Centre between 1977 and 1979. As member of the People's Party he served two ...

(1940-2015), Spanish politician *

Ricardo Busquets Ricardo J. ("Ricky") Busquets Healy (born October 3, 1974 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He is now an orthodontist who works in the Bay Area The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Ar ...

(born 1974), Puerto Rican swimmer *

Ricardo Cardeno Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or ...

(born 1971), Colombian triathlete *

Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese professional association football, football coach and former player who is currently assistant head coach of the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team ...

(born 1978), Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Cortez (1900-1977), American actor *Ricardo Darín (born 1957), Argentine actor *Ricardo (footballer, born 1980), Ricardo da Silva (born 1980), Cape Verdean-Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Esgaio, Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Faty (born 1986), Senegalese footballer *Ricardo Fischer (born 1991), Brazilian basketball player *Ricardo Fortaleza (born 1951), Filipino-Australian boxer *Ricardo Fuller (born 1979), Jamaican football (soccer) player *Rick Galindo, Ricardo A. "Rick" Galindo, American politician *Ricardo Gangeme (1943-1999), Argentine journalist and founder of ''El Informador Chubutense'' *Ricardo Gomes (born 1964), Brazilian footballer *Ricardo González (golfer) (born 1969), Argentine golf player *Ricardo González (racing driver) (born 1977), Mexican racing driver *Ricardo Gónzalez Reinoso (born 1965), retired Chilean footballer *Ricardo Gutierrez (born 1955), American actor *Ricardo López (boxer), Ricardo López (born 1966), Mexican professional boxer *Ricardo Hallman, American college football player *Ricardo Hausmann (born 1956), Venezuelan politician and professor at Harvard *Ricardo Hurtado (born 1999), American actor *Kaká, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born 1982), better known as Kaká, Brazilian footballer *Ricardo James (born 1966), Panamaian footballer *Ricardo Lagos (born 1938), Chilean socialist politician and former president *Ricardo Larrivée (born 1967), French-Canadian TV and radio food presenter and writer *Ricky Lee, Ricardo Lee (born 1948), Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright *Ricardo P. Lloyd (born 1993), British actor *Ricardo Londoño (1949–2009), Colombian racing driver *Ricardo López Felipe (born 1971), Spanish football goalkeeper *Ricardo Macarrón (1926–2004), Spanish painter *Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea (born 1961), former Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea * Ricardo Marsh (born 1981), American basketball player, 2007 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League *Ricardo Martínez (footballer, born 1980), Ricardo Martínez (born 1980), Mexican footballer *Ricardo Matosinhos (born 1982), Portuguese hornplayer and pedagogue *Ricardo Maurício (born 1979), Brazilian racing driver *Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009), Mexican actor *Ricardo Montez (1923–2010), Gibraltarian actor *Ricardo Medina, Jr. (born 1979), American actor *Ricardo Menéndez March (born 1987/1988), New Zealand politician *Ricardo Miranda (born 1976), Canadian politician and trade unionist *Ricardo Mthembu (1970–2020), South African politician *Ricardo Nascimento (born 1974), Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Palma (1833-1919), Peruvian author *Ricardo Pereira (actor) (born 1979), Portuguese actor, television presenter and fashion model *Ricardo (footballer, born 1976), Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira (born 1976), Portuguese football goalkeeper *Ricardo Pietreczko (born 1994), German professional darts player *Ricardo Pinto (disambiguation), multiple people *Ricardo C. Puno, Ricardo Puno (1923–2018), Filipino lawyer *Ricardo Quaresma (born 1983), Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Rodriguez (disambiguation), multiple people *Ricardo Rosset (born 1968), Brazilian racing driver *Ricardo Salampessy (born 1984), Indonesian footballer *Ricardo Sanabria (born 1969), Paraguayan footballer *Ricardo Sánchez (water polo) (born 1971), Spanish water polo player *Ricardo Santos (disambiguation), multiple people *Ricardo Senn (1931–2012), Argentine cyclist *Ricardo Sperafico (born 1979), Brazilian racing driver *Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver) (born 1984), Angolan racing driver *Ricardo Toledo Carranza (born 1958), Costa Rican politician *Ricardo Viera (1945–2020) Cuban-born American visual artist, educator, curator *Ricardo Villagran (born 1938), Argentine illustrator *Ricardo Villalobos (born 1970), Chilean electronic musician *Ricardo Zonta (born 1976), Brazilian racing driver *Ricardo Zunino (born 1949), Argentine racing driver

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*Richard Møller Nielsen (1937–2014), Danish football manager whose team won the Euro 1992

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*Amy Mary Ricardo, birth name of Amy Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March (1847–1879), British aristocrat *Cicely Kate Ricardo, birth name of Kate Bertram (1912–1999), British ichthyologist *David Ricardo (1772–1823), British economist *David Ricardo (the younger) (1803–1864), British Liberal Member of Parliament *Colonel F. C. Ricardo, Francis Cecil Ricardo (1852–1924), British army officer, police officer and philanthropist (brother of Horace Ricardo) *Halsey Ricardo (1854–1928), English architect and designer *Sir Harry Ricardo (1885–1974), British motor engineer who established Ricardo Consulting Engineers *Colonel Horace Ricardo (1850–1935), British army officer and land owner (brother of Francis Cecil Ricardo) *James Ricardo, American film director *John Lewis Ricardo (1812–1862), British businessman and politician *Osman Ricardo (1795–1881), British Liberal and Whig politician

Fictional characters

*Richard Alpert (Lost), on the ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'' TV series *List of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City characters#Ricardo Diaz, Ricardo Diaz, from the ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' video game *Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, main characters on the ''I Love Lucy'' TV series *Ricardo Dalisay, the primary protagonist in the ''Ang Probinsyano'' TV series *Ricardo Tubbs, on the TV series ''Miami Vice'' *Ricardo (comic book character), the main antagonist from ''The Adventures of Nero'' comic book series *Ricardo Amino (Cartoon character) , side character and brother of Maria Amino from the cartoon show ‘’Ozzy and Drix’’ air date September 27, 2003 * Ricardio, a character who is a heart from Ice King’s body in the animated series ''Ice King, Adventure Time''

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