Patrick (given name)

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Gender Male Word/name Latin Region of origin Worldwide		Name day March 17 Meaning Nobleman, patrician

Pronunciation /ˈpætrɪk/ German: [patʁɪk]

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 Patric, Patrik, Padraic, Pádraig, Pat, and the diminutives Paddy.

Actors and Entertainers

Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer

Patrick Cargill, British actor

Pat Condell, English stand-up comedian

Patrick Dempsey, American actor

Patrick Duffy, American actor

Patrick Gower, New Zealand journalist (Newshub)

Patrick J. Adams (born 1981), Canadian actor

Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor

Patrick Macnee, English actor

Patrick Magee, Irish actor

Patrick McDonnell, Irish actor

Patrick McGoohan (1928–2009), Irish-American actor

Patrick Monahan, Irish comedian

Patrick O'Connell, Irish actor

Pat Paulsen (1927–1997), American comedian and satirist

Pat Sajak, American game show host

Patrick Stewart (born 1940), British actor

Patrick Stump American singer from Fall Out Boy band

Patrick Swayze (1952–2009), American actor

Patrick Topaloff (1944–2010), French singer and actor

Patrick Troughton (1920–1987), English actor

Patrick Warburton (born 1964), American actor

PattyLang Liang1872 (born 1999),

League Of Legends Pro and Boler Park Rat

Athletes

Patrik Andersson, Swedish football player

Patrick Bamford, English football player

Pat Barry (born 1979), American kickboxer and mixed martial artist

Pat Batteaux (born 1978), American football player

Patrik Berger, Czech football player

Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player

Pat Boller (born 1972), American ice hockey coach and executive

Paddy Bradley, Irish Gaelic football player

Patrick Burris, American judoka and two-time Olympian

Patrick Cain, American football player

Pat Cash, Australian tennis player

Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater

Patrick Eaves, American-Canadian ice hockey player

Patrick Ewing, American basketball player

Patrick Faber (field hockey), Dutch field hockey player

Pádraig Harrington, Irish professional golfer

Patrick Heuscher, Swiss volleyball player

Patric Hörnqvist, Swedish ice hockey player

Patrick Kane, professional ice hockey player

Patrick Kluivert, Dutch football player

Patrick Kühl, German swimmer

Patrik Kühnen, German tennis player

Patrik Laine, Finnish ice hockey player

Patrick Matt, Liechtensteiner cyclist

Pat Matzdorf, American athlete

Patrick Mboma, Cameroon football player

Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player

Patrick McGuirk (born 1967), American football player

Patrick Mills, Australian basketball player

Pat Mountain, Welsh football player

Patrick O'Connell (1887–1959), Irish footballer

Pat O'Hanlon (born 1991), Australia Rugby League player

Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player

Patrick Rakovsky, German football player

Pat Richards (born 1981), Australian Rugby League player

Patrick Rowe (born 1969), American football player

Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey goaltender

Patrick Scales (American football), American football player

Patrick Schmollinger, Austrian swimmer

Patrick da Silva, Brazilian football player

Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper

Pat Spillane, Irish Gealic footballer

Patrick Veszpremi, Australian rules footballer

Patrick Vieira, Senegalese-born French football player

Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player

Patrick Willis (born 1985), American football player

Patrick, the working name of professional wrestler Don Harris

Authors

Patrick Cary, (c. 1624 – 1658), English poet

Pat Chapman, English food writer

Padraic Colum (1881–1972), Irish author

Patrick Dearen, American author

Patrick Jones, Welsh poet and playwright

Patrick Lane (born 1939), Canadian poet

Patrick McCauley (1927-2015), American journalist and author

Patrick Pearse (1879-1916)), Irish Poet and nationalist.

Patrick O'Brian (1914–2000), English author and translator

Patrick, the pseudonym used by artist John Byrne

Musicians

Pat Acuña, American Drummer, member of indie rock band Silent Old Mtns.

Pat Boone, American singer

Patrick Breeding, member of R&B group B5

Patrick Alavi, German musician

Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer

Patrick Carney, American drummer, member of indie rock band The Black Keys.

Patrick Doyle, film composer

Pat Metheny, American jazz guitarist

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 1959), British singer

Patrick Monahan (born 1969), American musician (rock band Train)

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (aka Tinie Tempah), British rapper

Patrick Stump (born 1984), American musician, member of the band Fall Out Boy.

Patrick Wolf (born 1983), English singer-songwriter

Politicians

Patrick Blake (1846–1909), Canadian politician

Patrick Boland, Irish politician

Patrick Buchanan, American political commentator, author and politician

Patrick Byrne, Irish politician

Patrick Connor, Irish politician

Patrick Donnelly, Irish politician

Patrick Duffy, Irish politician

Patrick F. Gill, American Representative

Patrick Henry (1736–1799), American revolutionary figure

Patrick Hillery (1923–2008), the sixth President of Ireland (1976–1990)

Patrick J. Kennedy a former United States congressman

Patrick Leonard, Irish politician

Patrick Matibini (born 1959), Zambian politician and judge

Patrick Murphy, Irish politician

Patrick Norton, Irish politician

Patrick Palmer, Irish politician

Patrick Pearse (aka Pádraig Pearse) (1879–1916), Irish activist and revolutionary

Pat Roberts, American Senator from Kansas

Pat Robertson, American preacher and political figure

Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican U.N. judge

Patrick Tierney, Irish politician

Patrick Vans, Scottish judge

Patrick Vanse (1655–1733), Scottish MP

Religious figures

Saint Patrick, Christian saint

Patrick Duggan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland

Scientists

Patrick E. Crago, American medical researcher

Sir Patrick Moore, English astronomer

Other

H.I.H. Prince Patrick Ali of Iran

Patrick Bokanowski, a French filmmaker

Patrick Tracy Burris (1967–2009), American spree killer

Patrick Fitzgerald, American Attorney

Patrick Flanagan, American inventor

Patrick de Gayardon (1960–1998), French skydiver, skysurfer and BASE jumper

Patrick Gordon, Imperial Russian Army general

Patrick Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people

Patrick Hitler, nephew of Adolf Hitler

Patrick Jeffrey, American diver

Pat Kenny, Irish broadcaster

Patrick Kielty, Irish comedian and television presenter

Pat Kiernan, television news anchor

Patrick, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939-2005; better known as Patrick Lichfield), photographer

Patrick McGuinness (disambiguation), multiple people

Patrick Rechner, Canadian Captain taken hostage working as a UN observer in Bosnia

Patrick Swift (1927–1983), painter

Patrick Wanis, Australian life coach

In fiction

Lord Harry, also known as Patrick, the locomotive character from The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry

Patrick, an Irish chip shop owner played by David Mullane in the British web series Corner Shop Show.

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

Patrick, a character from Disney's Home on the Range

Patrick Verona, a character in the film 10 Things I Hate About You

Translations in other languages

Arabic: بَاتْرِيك (Baatriik), and also similar in meaning نبيل (Nabil)

Basque: Patirki

Belarusian: Патрык (Patryk)

Bengali: প্যাট্রিক (Pyāṭrik)

Breton: Padrig

Bulgarian: Патрик (Patrik)

Catalan: Patrici, Patricio

Chinese Simplified: 帕特里克 (Pàtèlǐkè)

Chinese Traditional: 帕特里克 (Pàtèlǐkè)

Croatian: Patrik

Czech: Patrik

Dutch: Patrick, Patricius, Patric

English: Patrick

Estonian: Patrik

Faroese: Pátrikur

Finnish: Patrik

French: Patrice, Patrick, Padrig

German: Patrick, Patrik, Patric

Greek: Πατρίκιος (Patrikios)

Gujarati: પેટ્રિક (Pēṭrik)

Hebrew: פַּטְרִיק (Patriq), or פַּרְתֵם (Partem, lit. "nobleman")

Hindi: पैट्रिक (Paiṭrik)

Hungarian: Patrik

Icelandic: Patrekur

Irish: Pádraic, Pádraig, Páraic

Italian: Patrizio

Japanese: パトリック (Patorikku)

Kannada: ಪ್ಯಾಟ್ರಿಕ್ (Pyāṭrik)

Korean: 패트릭 (Paeteulig)

Classical and Late Latin: Patricius

Latvian: Patriks

Lithuanian: Patrikas

Macedonian: Патрик (Patrik)

Maltese: Patrizju

Manx: Pherick

Marathi: पॅट्रिक (Pĕṭrik)

Mongolian: Патрик (Patrik)

Norwegian: Patrik, Patrick, Patryk

Persian: پاتریک

Polish: Patryk

Portuguese: Patrício, Patrick

Punjabi: ਪੈਟ੍ਰਿਕ (Paiṭrik)

Romanian: Patriciu

Russian: Патрик (Patrik)

Scottish Gaelic: Pàdraig

Serbian: Патрик (Patrik)

Slovak: Patrik

Slovene: Patrik

Spanish: Patricio

Swedish: Patrik

Tagalog: Patricio

Tamil: பேட்ரிக் (Pēṭrik)

Telugu: పాట్రిక్ (Pāṭrik)

Thai: แพทริค (Phæthrikh)

Turkish: Patrik

Vietnamese: Patriciô

Ukrainian: Патрік (Patrik)

Urdu: پیٹرک

Welsh: Padrig

Yiddish: פּאַטריק (Ṗʼatryq)

References

Patrick (given name) Wikipedia

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