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pat on
pat someone or something on something
to tap someone or something on a particular place with the open hand. She patted the child on the bottom. I patted the car on its hood to show how proud I was of it.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Celestina | | the-le-STEE-nah (Spanish), se-le-STEE-nah (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-nah (Italian) | Spanish, Italian |
| Diodotus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Sanela | | - | Croatian |
| Simoni | | - | Georgian |
| Galloway | | ['gæləwei] | |
| Anissa | | - | English |