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Patrick
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English
Etymology
en ine-pro *peh₂-
From en enm Patrick, from en la Patricius patrician, the name of an early Irish saint. en Paddy.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpætɹɪk/ [ˈpʰæ.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪk̚] RP,GA,AU
en /ˈpatɹɪk/ SSB,Northern England,Midlands
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Patrick.wav Southern England
en /ˈpatɾɪk/ Scotland,Wales
en /ˈpɛtɹək/ New Zealand
en ætɹɪk 2
Proper noun
~
en countable en male.
I V Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio,And much offence, too.
en 1993 Roddy Doyle Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 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.
en Edward Helmore; Maya Yang Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/lindsay-clancy-mistrial 2026-09-04 Clancy’s criminal trial will be followed by a civil claim brought by both Lindsay and Patrick Clancy against her medical and mental healthcare providers. https://web.archive.org/web/20260905004633/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/lindsay-clancy-mistrial
en countable en English patronymics.
A placename
en village s/Queensland c/Australia ; named after Patrick Creek, itself after Patrick, an Aboriginal assistant to Frederick Walker (native police commandant) Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police.
en parish sheading:pref/Glenfaba cdep/Isle of Man.
en town s/South Carolina c/US ; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.
en unincorporated community s/Nevada c/US ; named for rancher Patrick McCarran.
en Patrick County.
Derived terms
en Patrick Bateman Paterson Pattinson Pattison Patrick County Patricksburg Patrickswell diminutives en Paddy, en Pat, en Patsy Portpatrick Preston Patrick St Patrick's Isle
Related terms
feminine form en Patrice, en Patricia
Translations
given name
Arabic: ar بَاتْرِيك, ar پَاتْرِيك
Armenian: hy Բադրիգ, hy Պատրիկ
Bulgarian: bg Па́трик m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 帕特里克
Corsican: co Patriziu m
Czech: cs Patrik m
Danish: da Patrick
Dutch: nl Patrick m
Esperanto: eo Patriko
Faroese: fo Pátrikur m
French: fr Patrick, fr Patrice
Galician: gl Patricio m
German: de Patrick
Greek: el Πατρίκιος m, el Πάτρικ transliteration from English
Hebrew: he פטריק
Hungarian: hu Patrik
Irish: ga Pádraigh, ga Pádraic, ga Páraic, ga Pádraig, ga Pádhraig m
Old Irish: sga Cothraige m
Italian: it Patrizio
Japanese: ja パトリック Patorikku, ja パトリーツィオ Patorītsio Italian form
Korean: ko 패트릭
Latin: la Patricius m
Lithuanian: lt Patrikas m
Manx: gv Perick m, gv Pherick m
Māori: mi Pāteriki
Marathi: mr पॅट्रिक m
Norwegian: no Patrik
Occitan: oc Patric m, oc Patrice m
Polish: pl Patryk m
Portuguese: pt Patrício
Russian: ru Патрике́й m cognate, ru Па́трик m transliteration
Sardinian: sc Patritziu m
Scanian: gmq-scy Pautrik
Scottish Gaelic: gd Pàdraig m
Spanish: es Patricio
Swedish: sv Patrik
Ukrainian: uk Патри́кій m, uk Па́трик m
Vietnamese: vi Patriciô
Welsh: cy Padrig m
parish of the Isle of Man
Manx: gv Perick m
Anagrams
en acikprt Partick tripack
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Patrick<ety:uder<la:Patricius>> 2 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb male English < Latin
Quotations
ceb
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male English
Related terms
da Patricia
French
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-Patrick.wav
Proper noun
m
fr male, the English form of Patrice, quite popular in France
German
Pronunciation
de De-Patrick.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Patrick2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male English Patricia,Patrizia
Middle English
Etymology
enm ine-pro *peh₂-
From enm la Patricius patrician, the name of an early Irish saint.
Proper noun
enm male
Descendants
en Patrick
yol Parick
References
1
Norwegian
Proper noun
no proper noun
no male Patrik popular
Swedish
Proper noun
c
sv male less common Patrik
Anagrams
sv acikprt prickat