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Dick Rich, a copywriter and advertising executive who turned the disadvantages of indigestion and outsize cigarettes into classic 1960s television commercials for Alka-Seltzer and Benson & Hedges...
Dick Rich was born on 27 February 1909 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Dressed to Kill (1941) and Perry Mason (1957). He died on 29 March 1967 in Palmdale, California, USA.
Dick for Richard, Bob for Robert, Bill for William, and more. It originates from the 12–13th centuries (Middle English), in a time where a lot of people had the same names. Richard was also spelled Rickard, which obviously shortens to Rick (a nickname we still use today).
Dick Rich was born on February 27, 1909 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Dressed to Kill (1941) and Perry Mason (1957). He died on March 29, 1967 in Palmdale, California, USA.
Why is “Dick” Short for “Richard?” September 4, 2017March 27, 2018 Niall O'Donnell 26 Comments. It’s a pretty straightforward answer actually: one of those cases where when you see the steps between A and F, it makes sense.
Today I found out why Dick is short for Richard. The name Richard is thought by most etymologists to derive from the Proto-Germanic ‘Rikharthu’, meaning more or less “hard ruler” (‘Rik-‘ meaning ‘ruler’ and ‘-harthu’ meaning ‘hard’).
Dick is a nickname most often for Richard, which likely originated in the Middle Ages as rhyming slang for "Rick", as did William → Will → Bill and Robert → Rob → Bob. The association with "penis" is more recent, arising from Dick becoming a cliché name for any man, as in Tom, Dick and Harry .
