Patrick (given name)
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| Patrick | |
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| Pronunciation | /ˈpætrɪk/ |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Latin |
| Meaning | Nobleman, patrician |
| Region of origin | Worldwide |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Pádraic, Pádraig, Patricia, Paraic Patric, Pat, Paddy, Patty |
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Patrick in its earliest form, can be found as the name derived from the Latin name Patricius (patrician, i.e. "nobleman"). Owing to the importance of Saint Patrick in Irish history, it is an especially popular name in Ireland. Other versions of Patrick include Padraic, Pádraig, Pat, Rick, Ricky and Patricia.
People named Patrick
- Saint Patrick
- Patrik Andersson, Swedish football player
- Pat Barry (born 1979), American kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- Patrik Berger, Czech football player
- Patrick Blake (1846–1909), Canadian politician
- Pat Boone, American singer
- Paddy Bradley, Irish Gaelic football player
- Patrick Breeding, member of R&B group B5 (group)
- Patrick Buchanan, American political commentator, author and politician
- Patrick Burris, American judoka and two-time Olympian
- Patrick Tracy Burris (1967–2009), American spree killer
- Patrick Cargill, British actor
- Patrick Cary, (c. 1624 – 1658), English poet
- Patrick Carney, American drummer
- Pat Cash, Australian tennis player
- Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater
- Pat Chapman, English food writer
- Padraic Colum (1881–1972), Irish author
- Pat Condell, English stand-up comedian
- Patrick E. Crago, American medical researcher
- Patrick Dempsey, American actor
- Patrick Doyle, film composer
- Patrick Duffy, American actor
- Patrick Duggan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland
- Patrick Eaves, American-Canadian ice hockey player
- Patrick Ewing, American basketball player
- Patrick Faber (field hockey), Dutch field hockey player
- Patrick Fitzgerald, American Attorney
- Patrick Flanagan, American inventor
- Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor
- Patrick de Gayardon (1960–1998), French skydiver, skysurfer and BASE jumper
- Patrick F. Gill, American Representative
- Patrick Gordon, Imperial Russian Army general
- Patrick Hanrahan, Australian writer
- Pádraig Harrington, Irish professional golfer
- Patrick Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people
- Patrick Henry (1736–1799), American revolutionary figure
- Patrick Heuscher, Swiss volleyball player
- Patrick Hillery (1923–2008), the sixth President of Ireland (1976–1990)
- Patrick Jeffrey, American diver
- Patrick Jones, Welsh poet and playwright
- Patrick Kane, professional ice hockey player
- Patrick J. Kennedy a former United States congressman
- Pat Kiernan, television news anchor
- Patrick Kluivert, Dutch football player
- Patrick Kühl, German swimmer
- Patrik Kühnen, German tennis player
- Patrick Lane (born 1939), Canadian poet
- Patrick Macnee, English actor
- Patrick Matt, Liechtensteiner cyclist
- Pat Matzdorf, American athlete
- Patrick Mboma, Cameroon football player
- Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player
- Patrick McGoohan (1928–2009), Irish-American actor
- Patrick McGuinness (disambiguation), multiple people
- Pat Metheny, American jazz guitarist
- Sir Patrick Moore, English astronomer
- Pat Mountain, Welsh football player
- Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 1959), British singer
- Patrick Monahan (born 1969), American musician (rock band Train)
- Patrick O'Brian (1914–2000), English author and translator
- Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (aka Tinie Tempah), British rapper
- Pat Paulsen (1927–1997), American comedian and satirist
- Patrick Pearse (aka Pádraig Pearse) (1879–1916), Irish activist and revolutionary
- Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player
- Patrick Rakovsky, German football player
- Patrick Rechner, Canadian Captain taken hostage working as a UN observer in Bosnia
- Pat Roberts, American Senator from Kansas
- Pat Robertson, American preacher and political figure
- Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican U.N. judge
- Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Pat Sajak, American game show host
- Patrick Schmollinger, Austrian swimmer
- Patrick da Silva, Brazilian football player
- Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper
- Sir Patrick Stewart (born 1940), British actor
- Patrick Stump (born 1984), American musician
- Patrick Swayze (1952–2009), American actor
- Patrick Swift (1927–1983), painter
- Patrick Topaloff (1944–2010), French singer and actor
- Patrick Troughton (1920–1987), English actor
- Patrick Veszpremi, Australian rules footballer
- Patrick Vieira, Senegalese-born French football player
- Patrick Wanis, Australian life coach
- Patrick Warburton (born 1964), American actor
- Patrick Willis (born 1985), American football player
- Patrick Wolf (born 1983), English singer-songwriter
- Patrick Gichimu Macharia, Kenyan Investment Banker
- Patrick, the working name of professional wrestler Don Harris
- Patrick, the pseudonym used by artist John Byrne
In fiction
- Lord Harry, also known as Patrick, the locomotive character from The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry
- Patrick Bateman, fictional character from Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho
- Patrick Harper (fiction), the Irish right-hand man from the Sharpe book and television series
- Patrick Darling, character on Dirty Sexy Money
- Patrick McReary, character in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto: IV
- Patrick Star, character on the television series SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore, character in the Harry Potter series of books
- Patrick Jane, main character in The Mentalist
Translations in other languages
- Arabic: بَاتْرِيك (Baatriik), and also similar in meaning نبيل (Nabil)
- Basque: Patirki
- Breton: Padrig
- Bulgarian: Патрик (Patrik)
- Catalan: Patrici
- Croatian: Patrik
- Czech: Patrik
- Dutch: Patrick, Patricius, Patriek
- English: Patrick
- Estonian: Patrik
- Faroese: Pátrikur
- Finnish: Patrik
- French: Patric, Patrice, Patrick, Padrig
- German: Patrick, Patrik
- Greek: Πατρίκιος (Patrikios)
- Hebrew: פַּטְרִיק (Patriq), or פַּרְתֵם (Partem, lit. "nobleman")
- Hungarian: Patrik
- Icelandic: Patrekur
- Irish: Pádraic, Pádraig, Pádruig
- Italian: Patrizio
- Korean: 패트릭
- LATINIVS: PATRICIVS
- Latin: Patricius
- Latvian: Patriks
- Lithuanian: Patrikas
- Maltese: Patrizju
- Manx: Pherick
- Norwegian: Patrik, Patrick, Patryk
- Polish: Patryk
- Portuguese: Patrício, Patrique
- Romanian: Patriciu
- Russian: Патрик (Patrik)
- Scottish Gaelic: Pàdraig
- Serbian: Патрик (Patrik)
- Slovene: Patrik
- Spanish: Patricio
- Swedish: Patrik
- Tagalog: Patricio
- Ukrainian: Патрік (Patrik)
- Welsh: Padrig
See also
- Patrick (disambiguation)
- Patrick (surname)
- All pages beginning with Patrick
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