Risteárd
Risteárd is an Irish masculine given name. It is the Irish equivalent of Richard. Risteárd is a French-influenced variant of Riocárd. Three babies were given the name Risteárd in 1975, but the 1964–1974 period and the following years had less than three babies given the name annually.
People
People with the name Risteárd include:- Risteárd Cooper, Irish actor, comedian, singer and writer
- Risteard Craobhach, Irish Catholic clergyman
- Risteard Ó Foghludha, Irish-language teacher, journalist and editor
- Risteárd Ó Glaisne, Irish language activist, teacher and writer
- Risteárd de Hae, the Irish name of Richard J. Hayes, Irish code-breaker during WWII and Director of the National Library
- Risteard De Hindeberg, Irish priest, educator, Irish language activist, musician, collector, and author
- Risteárd Buidhe Kirwan, Irish soldier and duellist
- Risteárd Mulcahy, Irish cardiologist and son of Richard Mulcahy
- Risteard de Paor, the Irish name of Richard Power, Irish civil servant and writer
- Risteard Pluincéid, Franciscan friar and dictionary compiler
- Risteárd de Tiúit, Anglo-Norman nobleman
- Risteard Tuibear, Gaelic scholar and scribe