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Riccardo

English translation/equivalent: Richard

Origin: Derived from the German Richart, composed from rikja, "rich, powerful," and from hardhu, "strong, valorous," and therefore means "rich and valorous."

Name Day/Onomastico: April 3—in honor of St. Richard (died 1253).

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