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)
• 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

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Proper noun

Patrick m

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

German

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

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. Doublet of Paddy.

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