Patrick (given name)
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Pronunciation | pætrɪk |
Gender | Male |
Meaning | Nobleman |
Region of Origin | Worldwide |
Origin | Latin |
Related names | Padraic, Pádraig |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Patrick |
Patrick is a male name derived from either the Latin name Patricius (patrician, i.e. nobleman) or from an earlier Celtic name.[1] It was Gaelicised as Padraic or Padraig, and owing to the importance of Saint Patrick in Irish history, it is an especially popular name in Ireland. In addition, the name was derived from the Gaelic name "Paidric" which literally meant "power".
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[edit] Female equivalents
[edit] Translations
- Arabic: باتريك (Batrik)
- Basque: Patirki
- Bulgarian: Патрик (Patrik)
- Catalan: Patrici
- Chinese: 帕特里克 (Pà tè lǐ kè)
- Croatian: Patrik
- Czech: Patrik
- Dutch: Patrick, Patricius
- English: Patrick
- Faroese: Pátrikur
- French: Patrice, Patrick
- German: Patrick
- Greek: Πάτρικ
- Hebrew: פאטריק (Patrik)
- Hungarian: Patrik
- Icelandic: Patrekur
- Irish: Pádraic, Pádraig, Pádruig
- Italian: Patrizio, Pasquale
- Japanese: パトリック (Patorikku)
- Korean: 패트릭 (Paeteurik), 파트리시오 (Patrisio)
- Latvian: Patriks
- Lithuanian: Patrikas
- Maltese: Patrizju
- Norwegian: Patrik, Patrick, Patryk (nynorsk)
- Polish: Patryk, Patrycy, Patrycjusz
- Portuguese: Patrício , Patrique
- Romanian: Patriciu
- Russian: Патрик (Patrik)
- Scottish Gaelic: Pàdraig
- Serbian: Патрик (Patrik)
- Spanish: Patricio
- Swedish: Patrik
- Ukrainian: Патрік (Patrik)
[edit] Famous people called Patrick
- Saint Patrick
- Patrik Andersson
- Patrik Berger
- Casey Patrick Biggs
- Patrick Bristow, an actor who is famous for playing "Patrick the Maitre'de" on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
- Patrick Buchanan
- Patrick Cargill
- Pat Cash
- Pat Condell
- Patrick E. Crago
- Patrick da Silva a Brazilian footballer
- Patrick Dempsey
- Patrick Duffy
- Patrick Duggan
- Patrick Eaves
- Patrick Ewing
- Patrick Faber
- Sean Patrick Flanery
- Patrick Hanrahan
- Patrick Henry
- Patrick Hillery
- Patrick Jones
- Patrick Kane
- Patrick Kluivert
- Patrick Kühl
- Patrick Matzdorf
- Patrick McDonough (cyclist)
- Pat Metheny
- Patrick Moore
- Pat Morita
- Steven Patrick Morrissey
- Patrick Fitzgerald
- Patrick O'Brian
- Patrick O'Bryant
- Patrick Powers
- Pat Roberts
- Pat Robertson
- Patrick Lipton Robinson
- Patrick Roy
- Pat Sajak
- Patrik Sjöberg
- Patrick Stewart
- Patrick Stump
- Patrick Swayze
- Patrick Tolhoek
- Patrick Troughton
- Patrick Vieira
- Patrick Wolf
- Patrick Wilson (actor)
[edit] In fiction
- Patrick Star, a character on SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick (locomotive on the Culdee Fell Railway), a character from The Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry
- Patrick Bateman, main character in the book/film American Psycho
- Sgt. Patrick Harper, Sharpe's Irish right-hand man from the Sharpe book and television series
- Patrick Darling, nicknamed Paddy, a character in Dirty Sexy Money
[edit] Other versions of Patrick
[edit] See also
- Patrick (disambiguation page)
- All pages beginning with Patrick
[edit] References
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 978-0192800503. See page 262.