At a Glance
- Meaning
- A pet form of 'Rick' (Rick + diminutive '-y'); usually short for Richard, but also used for several other names
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- RIK-ee
Ricky is an English boy's name meaning “a pet form of 'Rick' (Rick + diminutive '-y'); usually short for Richard, but also used for several other names”.
Meaning & Origin of Ricky
Meaning: A pet form of 'Rick' (Rick + diminutive '-y'); usually short for Richard, but also used for several other names.
Origin: English.
A common claim: Ricky means 'powerful ruler', as short for Richard Actually: Ricky isn't exclusively tied to Richard -- it's a general diminutive used for many names, so 'powerful ruler' only applies when it happens to be short for Richard specifically.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Ricky
RIK-eeIPA /ˈrɪki/
