Richardis is a feminine

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 fa ...

, from Germanic ''rik'' ("ruler") and ''gard'' ("enclosure" or "yard"). It is unrelated to the name

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

, which is from ''rik'' and ''hard'' ("hard", "brave", "powerful"). Notable people with the name include: * Richardis (c. 840–between 894 and 896), Holy Roman Empress and Roman Catholic saint * Richardis of Sualafeldgau (945/50-994), the first Austrian royal consort, married to Leopold I, Margrave of Austria *

Richardis of Bavaria Richardis of Bavaria (1173 – 7 December 1231) was a German noblewoman. She was a daughter of Count Palatine Otto I of Bavaria, who later became the first Wittelsbach ''Duke'' of Bavaria, and his wife Agnes of Loon. Richardis married Otto ...

(1173-1231), wife of Otto I, Count of Guelders *

Richardis of Jülich Richardis of Jülich (1314–1360) was a daughter of Gerhard V of Jülich and Elisabeth of Brabant-Aarschot. She married Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria, son of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria Stephen I. (March 14, 1271 – December 10, 1310) was duke ...

(1314–1360), Duchess consort of Lower Bavaria *

Richardis of Schwerin, Duchess of Schleswig Richardis of Schwerin, also called Richardis of Lauenburg or Rixa, (year unknown – before 1386), was a Duchess consort of Schleswig and possibly a Danish queen consort, married to Valdemar III of Denmark (Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig). ...

(died before 1386), wife of Valdemar III of Denmark (Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig) and aunt of the second Richardis * Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden (c. 1347–1377), wife of Albert of Sweden and niece of the first Richardis *

Richardis Catherine of Mecklenburg Richardis Catherine of Mecklenburg (1370 or 1372 in Sweden – 1400), was a Princess of Sweden and Mecklenburg, and by marriage a Margravine consort of Moravia and Duchess consort of Görlitz (Lusatia), daughter-in-law of the Holy German Emperor. ...

(1370–1400), daughter of Albert of Sweden and wife of John of Bohemia

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