Dick (nickname)

Dick is a nickname most often for Richard, which likely originated in the Middle Ages as a rhyming nickname for "Rick", similarly to the development of William → Will → Bill and Robert → Rob → Bob. Dick is a cliché name for any man, as in Tom, Dick and Harry. The use of the nickname Dick has declined drastically in recent decades due to the association of Dick with a penis; by 1969, Dick had fallen outside of the top 1,000 most common names for newborn baby boys in the US. By 2014, there were fewer than five babies born in the United States with the name Dick on a birth certificate. Notable people named Dick include: Dick Advocaat (born 1947), Dutch football manager and former player Dick Ambrose (born 1953), American football linebacker in the National Football League Dick Anthony (1939–2022), American forensic psychologist Dick Armey (born 1940), American politician Dick Assman (1934–2016), Canadian gas station worker Dick Attlesey (1929–1984), American hurdler Dick Ault (1925–2007), American hurdler Dick Axelsson (born 1987), Swedish ice hockey player Dick Barber (1910–1983), American long jumper Dick Bavetta (born 1939), American National Basketball Association referee Dick Benschop (born 1957), Dutch politician and corporate executive Dick Berlijn (born 1950), retired Royal Netherlands Air Force four-star general and former Chief of Defence of the Netherlands Dick Blair (1937–2013), Australian boxer, pastor, and community leader Dick Blumenthal, (born 1946), American politician Dick Bown (1928–2024), American racing driver Dick Butkus (1942–2023), American football player, sports commentator, and actor Dick Button (1929–2025), American figure skater and skating analyst Dick Cavett (born 1936), American television talk show host Dick Cheney (1941–2025), American politician, 46th vice president of the United States Dick Clark (disambiguation) Dick Clark (1929–2012), American radio and television personality Dick Conger (1921–1970), American major league baseball pitcher...