# Richmond
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich +‎ mound.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənd/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪtʃmənd

### Proper noun

Richmond
* A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):
** A number of places in Australia:
*** A town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales.
*** A town and locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland.
*** An urban inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
*** A town in Tasmania.
*** An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
*** An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia
** A number of places in Canada:
*** A city on Lulu Island, in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia.
*** A residential neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
*** A former urban neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
*** A village and former municipality of Ottawa, Ontario.
*** A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765]
*** A rural community of Prince County, Prince Edward Island.
*** A town in the region of Estrie, Quebec.
** Places in England:
*** A town in south-west Greater London (properly Richmond upon Thames) (OS grid ref TQ1875).
*** A market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1701).
*** A suburb and ward in Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4085).
** A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
** A market town in Saint Mary parish, Jamaica.
** Places in New Zealand:
*** A town in the north of the South Island, New Zealand, headquarters of Tasman district.
*** A minor suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
*** A small settlement in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
** Places in South Africa:
*** A town in the Karoo region, Northern Cape, South Africa.
*** A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
** A number of places in the United States:
*** An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, also known as Warrenton.
*** An unincorporated community in Little River County, Arkansas.
*** A sizable port city in Contra Costa County, California.
*** A neighborhood of San Francisco, California; in full, the Richmond District.
*** A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
*** A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Indiana.
*** A tiny city in Franklin County, Kansas.
*** A home rule city, the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky.
*** A village in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
*** A town and census-designated place in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
*** A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
*** A city in Macomb County and St. Clair County, Michigan.
*** A small city in Stearns County, Minnesota.
*** A city, the county seat of Ray County, Missouri.
*** A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
*** A town in Ontario County, New York.
*** (archaic) A former borough of New York City; since 1975, the borough of Staten Island.
*** A village in Jefferson County, Ohio.
*** An unincorporated community in Wheeler County, Oregon.
*** A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
*** A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
*** A city, the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas.
*** A small city in Cache County, Utah.
*** A town in Chittenden County, Vermont.
*** The capital city of Virginia.
*** A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
*** A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
*** A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
*** A number of townships, listed under Richmond Township.
* An English dukedom.
* A surname derived from the English place name.
** c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:Be cheerful, Richmond; for the wronged souls Of butcher'd princes fight in thy behalf: King Henry's issue, Richmond, comforts thee.
* A male given name transferred from the surname.

#### Derived terms

* Richmond County
* Richmond Heights
* Richmond Hill
* Richmondian
* Richmondshire
* Richmond upon Thames
* Richmond Valley

#### Translations
### See also

* Wikipedia article on Richmond, London
* Wikipedia article on Richmond, Virginia

### References

* ↑ Parish map (North Yorkshire)
* ↑ Ward map (Sheffield)
* ↑ NZ Topo Map Tasman
* ↑ NZ Topo Map Christchurch
* ↑ NZ Topo Map Otago