Dick

A diminutive of the male given name Richard, also used as a formal given name.

Proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard, also used as a formal given name.
    • Lascivious Edward, and thou perjur'd George, / And thou mis-shapen Dick, I tell ye all, - c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies,...
    • You may know what one man thinks of another by his manner of calling him. Thomas and James and Richard and William are stupid young gentlemen; Tom and Jem and Dick and Will are fine spirited fellows. - 1830, Mary...
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Origin

Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard.

Related

Hick Rick

Derived

big Dick Deadeye Dick dick Dickey Dickie Dick Johnson Dick's hatband Dicky hopping Dick little Dick little Dick Fisher Tom, Dick or Harry Tricky Dick