The story behind Ricardo
From Portuguese and Spanish Ricardo. Doublet of Richard.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ɹɪˈkɑɹdoʊ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkɑːdəʊ/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ɾiˈkaɾdo/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ɾɪˈx̠aɾ.d̪o]
Popularity
Ricardo ranked #380 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Ricardo
Renato
Learned borrowing from Latin Renātus. Borrowed from Latin Renātus. Borrowed from Spanish Renato.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Reynato
Variant of Renato, from Spanish.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Roberto
From Latin Robertus, from Frankish *Hrodebert, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz. Borrowed from Spanish Roberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rodolfo
From Latin Rudolphus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz (literally “glorious wolf”). a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Rudolph…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rodrigo
From Spanish Rodrigo, ultimately from Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks. From Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rogelio
Borrowed from Spanish Rogelio.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ricardo
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adan
Borrowed from Spanish Adán, ultimately from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ricardo
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adelina
Borrowed from Spanish Adelina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length