Patricia
| Pronunciation | /pəˈtrɪʃə/, US also /-ˈtriːʃə/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | Noblewoman, patrician |
| Region of origin | Worldwide |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Patrick, Pat, Patrice, Patsy, Patti, Tricia, Trish, Trixie, Patrizia |
Patricia is a common female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word patrician, meaning "noble", it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United States according to the 1990 US Census.[1]
It is commonly shortened to "Pat", "Patsy", "Patti"/"Pattie"/"Pati"/"Patty", "Trish" or "Trisha"/"Tricia", "Trixie". These diminutives are sometimes used as names in their own right. Another well-known variant of this is "Patrice".
According to the US Social Security Administration records, the use of the name for newborns peaked at #3 from 1937 to 1943 in the United States, after which it dropped in popularity, sliding to #745 in 2016.[2] From 1928 to 1967, the name was ranked among the top 11 female names.[2]
In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, the name Patricia is common as well, pronounced [paˈtrisja]. In Catalan it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria Patrizia is the form, pronounced [paˈtritstsja]. In Polish, the variant is Patrycja. It is also used in Romania, in 2009 being the 43rd most common name for baby girls.[3]
People[]
- Patricia of Naples (died c. 665), Italian Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint
- Patricia Angadi (1914-2001), British portrait painter and novelist
- Patricia Arquette, American actress and director
- Pat Benatar, American singer
- Patricia Briggs, American author
- Pat Cadigan, American author
- Patricia Clarkson, American actress
- Patricia "Tricia" Nixon Cox, daughter of Richard Nixon
- Patricia Hill Collins, American scholar of feminism and gender, author, sociologist, philosopher
- Patricia Coma, Filipina teen actress and model
- Patricia Cornwell, American author
- Patti Davis, American actress and author
- Patricia Delgado, American ballet dancer
- Pat Dowell, American politician
- Patty (singer), Japanese–American singer Patricia Fink
- Patricia C. Frist, American businesswoman and philanthropist
- Patricia Gibney, Irish author
- Patrícia Gouveia, Portuguese footballer
- Patricia Grace, Maori writer
- Patricia Gutiérrez, Venezuelan politician
- Patricia Hernández Gutiérrez, Canary Island politician
- Patricia Harless, American politician
- Patricia Heaton, American actress, comedian, producer and model
- Patricia Hennin, Canadian multi-sport Paralympic athlete
- Patricia Hewitt, Australian-born British Labour Party politician
- Patricia Highsmith, American novelist
- Patricia Hodge, English actress
- Patricia Kalember, American actress
- Patricia Krenwinkel, convicted murderer
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite
- Patti LaBelle, American singer, songwriter
- Patricia Lawson (1929–2019), Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach
- Patricia Lemoine (born 1961), French politician
- Patricia Littlechild (born 1965), Scottish sport shooter and neurosurgeon
- Pat Lundvall, American lawyer
- Patricia Madigan, Australian Catholic, interfaith leader, feminst writer
- Patricia Magtanong, Miss International Philippines 2019
- Rooney Mara, American film actress (born Patricia Rooney Mara)
- Patricia Marroquín, Guatemalan public figure and the incumbent First Lady of Guatemala
- Patricia McConnell, American ethologist, author, advice columnist, and radio host
- Patricia McKenzie, Canadian actress, dancer and singer
- Patricia A. McKillip (born 1948), American fantasy and science fiction writer
- Patricia McPherson, American actress
- Patricia Medina – British actress
- Patricia Mountain, English politician
- Patricia Neal, American actress
- Patricia Newcomb, American producer and publicist
- Pat Nixon, former First Lady of the United States
- Patricia O'Connor, multiple people
- Patricia Owens, Canadian-born American actress
- Patricia Petersen, Australian academic, politician, actress, playwright and director
- Patricia Poleo, Venezuelan journalist
- Pat Phoenix, British actress (born Patricia Phoenix)
- Patricia Piccinini, Australian artist and sculptor
- Patricia Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
- Patricia Richardson, American television and film actress
- Patricia Routledge, British actress
- Patricia Ruanne (born 1945), British ballerina
- Pat Russell (1923-2021), American community activist and politician
- Patricia Taylor, American author and sex educator
- Patricia Randall Tindale, English architect and civil servant
- Patricia Wettig, American actress and playwright
- Patricia Woodlock (1873 – alive in 1930), British artist and suffragette
- Patricia Young, Canadian poet
- Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886–1974), member of the British royal family
Fictional characters[]
- Patricia Robertson (comics), Marvel Comics character
- Patricia Walker, Marvel Comics superhero Hellcat
- Patricia, Morgana's human alterego from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
See also[]
- Patricia (genus), a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae
- List of storms named Patricia
- Hurricane Patricia, strongest storm ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere
- Patty (given name)
- Tricia
- Trish
- Trisha
- All pages with titles beginning with Pat
- All pages with titles beginning with Patricia
- All pages with titles containing Patricia
References[]
- ^ "Frequently Occurring Surnames from 1990 - Names Files". census.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ a b Popularity of a Name. Social Security Administration ssa.gov, accessed June 26, 2017
- ^ "Popular Names in Romania 2009".
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