Patricia

  • [ pə-TRISH-ə (English), pah-TREE-thyah (Spanish), pah-TREE-syah (Latin American Spanish), pah-TREE-tsee-ah (German) ]
  • English, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK). In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents, but this form was probably not used as the actual name until the 18th century, in Scotland.

PATRICK   male   Irish, English, French, German
From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman". This name was adopted in the 5th-century by Saint Patrick, whose birth name was Sucat. He was a Romanized Briton who was captured and enslaved in his youth by Irish raiders. After six years of servitude he escaped home, but he eventually became a bishop and went back to Ireland as a missionary. He is traditionally credited with Christianizing the island, and is regarded as Ireland's patron saint.

In England and elsewhere in Europe during the Middle Ages this name was used in honour of the saint. However, it was not generally given in Ireland before the 17th century because it was considered too sacred for everyday use. It has since become very common there.
EQUIVALENTS
CROATIAN: Patricija
CZECH: Patricie
ENGLISH: Patrice, Patricia
GERMAN: Patricia
IRISH: Pádraigín
ITALIAN: Patrizia
LATE ROMAN: Patricia
POLISH: Patrycja
PORTUGUESE: Patrícia
SLOVAK: Patrícia
SLOVENE: Patricija
SPANISH: Patricia
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Pat, Patsy, Patti, Pattie, Patty, Trecia, Tresha, Tricia, Trish, Trisha
POLISH: Patka
SLOVAK: Patka
MASCULINE FORMS
BRETON: Padrig
CROATIAN: Patrik
CZECH: Patrik
ENGLISH: Pat, Patrick, Patsy
FRENCH: Patrice, Patrick
GERMAN: Patrick
HUNGARIAN: Patrik
IRISH: Paddy, Pádraic, Pádraig, Patrick, Patsy
ITALIAN: Patrizio
LATE ROMAN: Patricius
MANX: Pherick
MAORI: Patariki
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Pate
POLISH: Patryk
PORTUGUESE: Patrício
SCOTTISH: Pàdraig
SLOVAK: Patrik
SPANISH: Patricio
SWEDISH: Patrik
WELSH: Padrig
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Paden, Patton