Patrick

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Australia, US, UK/ˈpætɹɪk/Australia, US, UK[ˈpʰæ.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪk̚]British, Midlands, Northern England, Southern, Standard/ˈpatɹɪk/Scotland, Wales/ˈpatɾɪk/

proper noun

A male given name.

OriginMiddle English Patrick ← Latin Patricius →
CommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper nounPatrick (countable and uncountable, plural Patricks)

plural Patricks

  1. countableA male given name.

    Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio, And much offence, too.

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]
    2 more examples

    - Are unusual names nice? - Yes. - Then why am I called Patrick? She laughed but only for a little bit. She smiled at me, I think to make sure that I knew she wasn't laughing at me. - Because your daddy's called Patrick, she said. I liked that, being called after my da. - There are five Patricks in our class, I said. - Is that right? - Patrick Clarke. That's me. Patrick O'Neill. Patrick Redmond. Patrick Genocci. Patrick Flynn. - That's a lot, she said. - It's a nice name. Very dignified. - Three of them are called Paddy, I told her. - One Pat and one Patrick.

    1993, Roddy Doyle, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, page 138

    Clancy’s criminal trial will be followed by a civil claim brought by both Lindsay and Patrick Clancy against her medical and mental healthcare providers.

    2026 September 4, Edward Helmore, Maya Yang, “Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2026
  2. countableAn English surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA village in Queensland, Australia; named for Patrick Creek, itself for Patrick, an Aboriginal assistant to Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police.
    2. countableuncountableA parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.
    3. countableuncountableA town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Nevada, United States; named for rancher Patrick McCarran.
    5. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Patrick County.

Origin

  1. LatinPatricius“patrician”
  2. Middle EnglishPatrick
  3. EnglishPatrick

From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.

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Translations

Arabic بَاتْرِيك, پَاتْرِيك
  • بَاتْرِيك (bātrīk)given name
  • پَاتْرِيك (pātrīk)given name
Bulgarian Па́трик
  • Па́трик (Pátrik)given name
Chinese Mandarin 帕特里克
  • 帕特里克 (Pàtèlǐkè)given name
Czech Patrik
  • Patrikgiven name
Danish Patrick
  • Patrickgiven name
Dutch Patrick
  • Patrickgiven name
Esperanto Patriko
  • Patrikogiven name
French Patrick, Patrice
  • Patrickgiven name
  • Patricegiven name
German Patrick
  • Patrickgiven name
Greek Πατρίκιος, Πάτρικ
  • Πατρίκιος (Patríkios)given name
  • Πάτρικ (Pátrik)given name
Hebrew פטריק
  • פטריקgiven name
Hungarian Patrik
  • Patrikgiven name
Irish Pádraigh, Pádraic
  • Pádraighgiven name
  • Pádraicgiven name
  • Páraicgiven name
  • Pádraiggiven name
  • Pádhraiggiven name
Italian Patrizio
  • Patriziogiven name
Japanese パトリック, パトリーツィオ
  • パトリック (Patorikku)given name
  • パトリーツィオ (Patorītsio)given name
Korean 패트릭
  • 패트릭 (paeteurik)given name
Latin Patricius
  • Patriciusgiven name
Lithuanian Patrikas
  • Patrikasgiven name
Māori Pāteriki
  • Pāterikigiven name
Norwegian Patrik
  • Patrikgiven name
Polish Patryk
  • Patrykgiven name
Portuguese Patrício
  • Patríciogiven name
Russian Патрике́й, Па́трик
  • Патрике́й (Patrikéj)given name
  • Па́трик (Pátrik)given name
Scottish Gaelic Pàdraig
  • Pàdraiggiven name
Spanish Patricio
  • Patriciogiven name
Swedish Patrik
  • Patrikgiven name
Ukrainian Патри́кій, Па́трик
  • Патри́кій (Patrýkij)given name
  • Па́трик (Pátryk)given name
Vietnamese Patriciô
  • Patriciôgiven name
Welsh Padrig
  • Padriggiven name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Patrick

psychiatrichat trickSaint Patrick
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Anagrams

Particktripack
Cite this entry
APA

Patrick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Patrick

MLA

“Patrick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Patrick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Patrick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Patrick.

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