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Where does “Ricketts” come from?

Ricketts derives from the English surname Rickett, itself from the personal name Richard, which comes through Middle English Rycharde and Old French Richard from Latin Ricohardus.

Ancestry of “Ricketts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRickett—
2EnglishRichard—
3Middle EnglishRycharde—
4Old FrenchRichard—
5Medieval LatinRichardus—
6FrankishRīkahard—
7Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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