RICHMOND  

Gender: M
Origin: German
Meaning: "powerful protector"

Place-name -- it's the capital of Virginia -- that makes a fresh way to honor an ancestral Richard.

Variations:
Richmon, Richmen, Richman, Richmont, Richmound

Richmond is being discussed in our message boards:

• Thirteen Kids (and counting..?)!
• Themed Elimination Game
• Family Of 15--Lots of Multiples Big Family Game!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• 'Place' Names
• Can Link stand alone?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Richmond:

• AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAMES: Early Day, Place, and Word Names