Ricardo
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This article is about the given name, nickname and surname. For the UK engineering firm, see Ricardo plc. For the American unincorporated community, see Ricardo, California. For the drum size, see Conga.
| Pronunciation | Spanish: [riˈkaɾðo] Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaɾðu] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Meaning | 'strong in rule' |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Riccardo, Richard, Rick, Chico |
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.[citation needed ]
People
[edit ]Given name
[edit ]- Ricardo de Araújo Pereira (born 1974), Portuguese comedian
- Ricardo Arjona (born 1964), Guatemalan singer
- Ricardo Arona (born 1978), Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Ricardo Ávila (born 1997), Panamanian footballer
- Ricardo Bierhals (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
- Ricardo Bralo (1916–?), Argentine long-distance runner
- Ricardo Bombine Pimentel (born 1978), Brazilian musician
- Ricardo Bueno Fernández (1940-2015), Spanish politician
- Ricardo Busquets (born 1974), Puerto Rican swimmer
- Ricardo Cardeno (born 1971), Colombian triathlete
- Ricardo Carvalho (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
- Ricardo Cortez (1900-1977), American actor
- Ricardo Darín (born 1957), Argentine actor
- 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
- 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 (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
- 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
- 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 (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 Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira (born 1976), Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Ricardo Pietreczko (born 1994), German professional darts player
- Ricardo Pinto (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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 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
Nickname
[edit ]- Richard Møller Nielsen (1937–2014), Danish football manager whose team won the Euro 1992
Last name
[edit ]- 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 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
[edit ]- Richard Alpert (Lost), on the Lost TV series
- 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 Adventure Time
See also
[edit ]Name list
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