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Riccardo

Meaning

The Italian variant of Ricardo (Richard). Means "brave king".

Traits and personality

Under Pythagorean numerology, the initials I and R map to the number 9: a wise, humanitarian character, attuned to others and with a broad outlook on life. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.

Initial
R
Syllables
3

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