Patrick

English

Etymology

From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpætɹɪk/, [ˈpʰæ.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪk̚]

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ætɹɪk

Proper noun

Patrick (countable and uncountable, plural Patricks)

1. (countable) A male given name
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]:

     Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio,
     And much offence, too.

   • 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.

2. (countable) An English surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A placename
   1. A village in Queensland, Australia; named for Patrick Creek, itself for Patrick, an Aboriginal assistant to Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police.
   2. A parish of the Isle of Man.
   3. A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.
   4. An unincorporated community in Nevada, United States; named for rancher Patrick McCarran.
   5. Ellipsis of Patrick County.

Derived terms

• Patrick County
• Patricksburg
• (diminutives): Paddy, Pat, Patsy

Related terms

• (feminine form): Patrice, Patricia

Translations

given name

• Arabic: بَاتْرِيْك، پَاتْرِيْك (bātriyk, pātriyk)
• Armenian: Բադրիգ (Badrig), Պատրիկ (Patrik)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 帕特里克 (zh) (Pàtèlǐkè)

• Corsican: Patriziu m
• Czech: Patrik (cs) m
• Danish: Patrick
• Esperanto: Patriko
• Faroese: Pátrikur m
• French: Patrick (fr), Patrice (fr)
• Galician: Patricio (gl) m
• German: Patrick (de)
• Greek: Πατρίκιος (el) m (Patríkios), Πάτρικ (el) (Pátrik) (transliteration from English)
• Hebrew: פטריק
• Hungarian: Patrik (hu)
• Irish: Pádraigh, Pádraic, Páraic, Pádraig, Pádhraig m

  Old Irish: Cothraige m

• Italian: Patrizio (it)
• Japanese: パトリック (Patorikku), パトリーツィオ (Patorītsio) (Italian form)
• Latin: Patricius m
• Lithuanian: Patrikas (lt) m
• Manx: Perick m, Pherick m
• Maori: Pāteriki
• Marathi: पॅट्रिक m (pĕṭrik)
• Norwegian: Patrik
• Occitan: Patric m, Patrice m
• Polish: Patryk (pl) m
• Portuguese: Patrício (pt)
• Russian: Патрике́й m (Patrikéj) (cognate), Па́трик (ru) m (Pátrik) (transliteration)
• Sardinian: Patritziu m
• Scanian: Pautrik
• Scottish Gaelic: Pàdraig m
• Spanish: Patricio (es)
• Swedish: Patrik (sv)
• Ukrainian: Патри́кій m (Patrýkij), Па́трик (uk) m (Pátryk)
• Vietnamese: Patriciô
• Welsh: Padrig m

parish of the Isle of Man

• Manx: Perick m

Anagrams

• Partick, tripack

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Patrick, from Latin Patricius.

Proper noun

Patrick

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Patrick.

Danish

Proper noun

Patrick

1. a male given name from English

Related terms

• Patricia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.tʁik/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Patrick m

1. a male given name, the English form of Patrice, quite popular in France

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Patrick

1. a male given name from English, feminine equivalent Patricia or Patrizia

Middle English

Etymology

From Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint.

Proper noun

Patrick

1. a male given name

Descendants

• English: Patrick
• Yola: Parick

References

• “Patrick”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Patrick

1. a male given name of popular usage, variant of Patrik

Swedish

Proper noun

Patrick c (genitive Patricks)

1. a male given name of less common usage, variant of Patrik

Anagrams

• prickat