Patrick

Etymology
The name of an Irish saint, latinized as Patricius "patrician"; it might originally represent some lost Celtic name.

Pronunciation

 * ,, {{SAMPA|/"p{trIk/}}

Proper noun

 * 1) * 1594 William Shakespeare: Hamlet: Act I, Scene V :
 * Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio,
 * And much offence, too.
 * 1) * 1993 Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha: page 138:
 * - Are unusual names nice?
 * - Yes.
 * - Then why am I called Patrick?
 * She laughed but only for a little bit. She smiled at me, I think to make sure that I knew she wasn't laughing at me.
 * - Because your daddy's called Patrick, she said.
 * I liked that, being called after my da.
 * - There are five Patricks in our class, I said.
 * - Is that right?
 * - Patrick Clarke. That's me. Patrick O'Neill. Patrick Redmond. Patrick Genocci. Patrick Flynn.
 * - That's a lot, she said. - It's a nice name. Very dignified.
 * - Three of them are called Paddy, I told her. - One Pat and one Patrick.
 * - Three of them are called Paddy, I told her. - One Pat and one Patrick.

Related terms

 * pet forms: Paddy, Pat, Patsy
 * feminine form: Patricia

Translations

 * Danish:
 * Esperanto: Patriko
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Irish: Pádraigh, Pádraic, Páraic, Pádraig, Pádhraig
 * Italian:
 * Manx: Perick, Pherick


 * Norwegian:
 * Russian: Патрикей
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: Padrig

Proper noun

 * 1)  borrowed from English.

Related terms

 * Patricia

Proper noun

 * , the English form of Patrice, quite popular in France.

Proper noun

 * 1)  borrowed from English.

Related terms

 * Patricia, Patrizia

Proper noun

 * , a popular spelling variant of Patrik.

Proper noun

 * , a less common spelling variant of Patrik.

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