Rictus
surname · Latin script
Meaning: rictus; grimace
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Rictus is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
rictus; grimace
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
- FRFrance
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Rictus is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Latin, the gaping of a mouth, as when laughing or yawning
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In English, A bird’s gaping mouth.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Spanish, sneer; wince
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Romanian, RÍCTUS, rictusuri, s. n. Contracție a mușchilor feței, care dă figurii expresia de râs crispat; strâmbătură a gurii provocată de această contracție, care apare în unele boli ale sistemului nervos și dă impresia de râs forțat.
as a wordDEX online (dexonline.ro) - DEX '96 / DEX '98 definitions with etymology
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Rictus mean, and where does it come from?
- rictus; grimace Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- In which country does Rictus have the most bearers?
- Rictus is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rictus”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.