My full name is Richard Anthony Goralski Jr. According to www.behindthename.com Richard means "brave power." Between the years of 1930-1947 Richard ranked as the fifth most popular name in the United States. By 1980 (the year I was born) the popularity of Richard as a first name declined 21 spots and came in at number 26. Currently, Richard is the 126th most popular name in the United States. I'm actually not very fond of the name Richard, however, I like my nick name which is Rick.
My last name is Goralski which is of Polish origin and stands for "dance of the mountaineers." To my knowledge my last name was never changed nor does it hold any special meaning to my family. Apparently, after much debate with my grandmother my mother agreed to name me after my biologically father. Personally, I would have preferred not to have been a junior had I been the decision maker. There is actually a much deeper explanation to my name, however, I think that might be a little too deep to randomly blog about.
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