Ricki - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Richard. As a female name also from Erica.

Proper noun[edit]

Ricki

1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard, more often spelled Rickie or Ricky.
2. A female given name from the Germanic languages and a nickname of modern usage, also spelled Rikki.

Quotations[edit]

• 1995, Robert Waldron, Ricki!: The Unauthorized Biography of Ricki Lake, Boulevard Books, →ISBN, page 12:

  Unhappy with her name, Ricki even gave herself a new, more feminine one that she hoped would propel her to stardom: Laura Ingalls.

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• 1996, John le Carré, The Tailor of Panama, Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 20:

  There comes Ricardo-call-me-Ricki, who in a short but profitable reign in the upper echelons of the Ministry of Public Works awarded himself the right to build every road in Panama from now until eternity.

Anagrams[edit]

• Irick

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