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in reply to a message by Layla
https://www.behindthename.com/name/richard
...The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the trilled Norman R was pronounced by the English.
And -ch- is sometimes pronounced like a K (Zachary, Michael, Bach, Chris, etc.).
“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist – while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
-Lori Greiner
...The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the trilled Norman R was pronounced by the English.
And -ch- is sometimes pronounced like a K (Zachary, Michael, Bach, Chris, etc.).
“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist – while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
-Lori Greiner
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Thank you! That is an interesting history.
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