Patrick

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpætɹɪk/, [ˈpʰæ.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪk̚]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ætɹɪk

Proper noun

Patrick (countable and uncountable, plural Patricks)

(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 606515358, [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.
(countable) An English surname originating as a patronymic.
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 unincorporatedcommunity 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: بَاتِرِيْك، بَاتِرِك، بَطْرِيْق، بَتْرِيْك‎ (bātiriyk, bātirik, baṭriyq, batriyk)
Armenian: Բադրիգ (Badrig), Պատրիկ (Patrik)
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
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)
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

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Patrick.

Danish

Proper noun

Patrick

a male given name from English

Related terms

Patricia

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.tʁik/
Audio (file)

Proper noun

Patrick m

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

German

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Proper noun

Patrick

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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Patrick

a male given name of popular usage, variant of Patrik

Swedish

Proper noun

Patrick c (genitive Patricks)

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

Anagrams

prickat