Best Nicknames

Origin: nickname for various given names

Given Name Meanings:
Broderick (Welsh) “famous power)
Eric (Norse) “forever or alone; ruler”
Frederic (Old German) “peaceful ruler”
Patrick (Latin) “patrician, noble”
Richard (Old German) “powerful ruler”

Famous people named Ricky or its variations

1. Ricky Nelson (1940-85), American singer
born Eric Hilliard Nelson
2. Ricky Ricardo, “I Love Lucy” character played by
Cuban actor and musician, Desi Arnaz (1917-86)
3. Ricky Martin (b. 1971), Puerto Rican singer
born Enrique Martin Morales

Real Rickys:

• Ricky Dene Gervais (b. 1961), English comedian
• Ricky Rudd (b. 1956), American NASCAR driver
• “Freeway” Rick Ross (b. 1960), American drug trafficker
  born Ricky Donnell Ross

 

 
More Rickys:

• Ricky Skaggs (b. 1954), American country singer
  born Richard Lee Skaggs
• Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat (b. 1953), American wrestler
  born Richard Henry Blood
• Ricky Romance (b. 1981), American rapper
  born Ricardo Thorton
• Ricky Williams (b. 1977), American football pro
  born Errick Lynne Williams, Jr.
• Ricky “the Hitman” Hatton (b. 1978), British boxing pro
  born Richard John Hatton
• Ricky Bell a.k.a. “Slick” (b. 1967), American R&B singer
  born Ricardo Bell

Ricks:

• Rick James (1948-2004) American singer
  born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr.
• Rick Ross, (b. 1976), American rapper
  born William Leonard Roberts II
• Rick Astley (b. 1966), English singer
  born Richard Paul Astley
• Rick Moses (b. 1952), American actor
  born Richard Cantrell Moses, Jr.