Ricarda Huch (1864 – 1947) was a pioneering German intellectual. Trained as an historian, and the author of many works of European history, she also wrote novels, poems, and a play. Asteroid 879 Ricarda is named in her honour. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
Wow, a feminine form of Richard that's legit in other languages! Though not one of my favorites, I like this name way better than Richardine, Richelle, or the hideous Rikki.