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What does bon homme Richard mean in French?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 9/22/2023

"bonhomme Richard" means "good man Richard".

It was a name first used on a USS warship to honor Benjamin Franklin who published his "Poor Richard Almanac" under the name of Richard Saunders.

The French edition used "bonhomme Richard" instead of "poor Richard".

The original warship was converted from a French merchant ship, which may explain the borrowing of the French nickname for Benjamin Franklin.

Several American warships wore the same name afterwards.

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