Dick
See also: dick
English
Etymology
Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dick
- A diminutive of the male given name Richard, also used as a formal given name.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Third Part of King Henry VI, Act V, Scene V:
- Lascivious Edward, and thou perjur'd George,/ And thou mis-shapen Dick, I tell ye all,
- 1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
- You may know what one man thinks of another by his manner of calling him. Thomas and James and Richard and William are stupid young gentlemen; Tom and Jem and Dick and Will are fine spirited fellows.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Third Part of King Henry VI, Act V, Scene V:
- A surname transferred from the given name
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Swedish
Proper noun
Dick c (genitive Dicks)
- a male given name borrowed from English.
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