Dickie is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, a
nickname
A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...
(most often as a diminutive form of
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...
) and a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. It may refer to:
People
Surname
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A. M. Dickie (1903–1978), Australian peace activist
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George Dickie (philosopher) (1926–2020), American art critic
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George Dickie (botanist) (1812–1882), Scottish botanist
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Harold Dickie (1874–1954), New Zealand politician
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John Dickie (disambiguation)
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Kate Dickie (born circa 1971), Scottish actress
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Mat Dickie (born 1981), English indie video game developer
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Matthew Dickie (1873–1959), Scottish professional football player
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Murray Dickie (1924–1995), Scottish tenor opera singer and director
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Neville Dickie (born 1937), English boogie-woogie and stride piano player
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Simon Dickie (1951–2017), former New Zealand rowing cox
Nickname
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Richard Annand (1914–2004), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Dickie Baugh (1864–1929), English footballer
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Dickie Bird (born 1933), English cricket umpire
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Dickie Boon (1878–1961), Canadian ice hockey player
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Dickie Brooks (born 1943), English cricketer
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Dickie Burrough (1909–1994), English cricketer
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Richard John Cork (1917–1944), Second World War fighter ace
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Dickie Dale (1927–1961), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
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Dickie Dale (footballer) (circa 1896–1970), English footballer
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Dickie Davies (1928–2023), British television presenter
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Richard Dawson (1932–2012), British-American actor, comedian, game show host
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Dickie Downs (1886–1949), English footballer
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Dickie Foss (1912–1995), English football player and coach
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Dickie Fuller (1913–1987), West Indian cricketer
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Dickie Goodman (1934–1989), American comedian
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Dickie Guy (born 1949), English football goalkeeper
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Richard Haine (1916–2008), English Second World War RAF pilot
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Dickie Hemric (1933–2017), American basketball player
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Dickie Henderson
Richard Matthew Michael Henderson, Order of the British Empire, OBE (30 October 1922 – 22 September 1985) was an English entertainer.
Early years
Henderson was born in London. His father, Dick Henderson (1891–1958), was a music hall ...
(1922–1985), British actor
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Dickie Little, American musician (
The Ziggens)
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Dickie Lloyd (1891–1950), Irish cricketer
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Dickie Moore (actor)
John Richard Moore Jr. (September 12, 1925 – September 7, 2015) was an American actor who was one of the last survivors of the silent film era. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the ear ...
(1925–2015), former American child actor
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Dickie Moore (ice hockey)
Richard Winston Moore (January 6, 1931 – December 19, 2015) was a Canadian professional hockey player, businessman and community philanthropist. He won the Art Ross Trophy twice as the National Hockey League's leading scorer and was inducted int ...
(1931–2015), Canadian ice hockey player
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Dickie Peterson (1946–2009), American singer
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Dickie Post (born 1945), American football player
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Dickie Rock (born 1936), Irish rock singer
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Dickie Stobbart (1891–1952), Canadian soccer player
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Dickie Thon (born 1958), American baseball player
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Richard Gordon Wakeford (1922–2007), British Royal Air Force air marshal
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Dickie Watmough (1912–1962), English footballer and cricketer
Given name
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Dickie Harris (born 1950), Canadian football player
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Dickie Noles (born 1956), pitcher in Major League Baseball
Fictional characters
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Boerke'', a comic strip character known as Dickie in some languages
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Dickie Dare, a comic strip character
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Dickie Flemming, in the soap opera ''Coronation Street''
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Billericay Dickie, in the song of the same name
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Dickie Duck, a Disney character in the Donald Duck universe
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Dickie Greenleaf, in the film
The Talented Mr. Ripley
''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' is a 1955 psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. The novel introduced the character of con man Tom Ripley, whom Highsmith wrote about in four subsequent books. Its numerous film and television adaptation ...
See also
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Dickie (disambiguation)
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Dicky (name)
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Dickey (name)
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Nicknames