Patrick
/ˈpætɹɪk/ · name
Meaning
- A male given name.
- A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.
- Ellipsis of Patrick County.
- A placename
- A village in Queensland, Australia; named for Patrick Creek, itself for Patrick, an Aboriginal assistant to Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police.
- An unincorporated community in Nevada, United States; named for rancher Patrick McCarran.
- An English surname originating as a patronymic.
- A parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.
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