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Pat.

A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/pæt/
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.

  2. A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.

noun/pæt/
  1. An Irish person.

    offensive · possibly · slang
name
  1. A surname from Khmer or Yucatec Maya.

Where this word comes from

Various origins: * Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Pat. This surname is mostly found in Yucatán. * Borrowed from Khmer.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.