Patrick.
A male given name.
Meaning & usage
A male given name.
An English surname originating as a patronymic.
A placename A village in Queensland, Australia; named for Patrick Creek, itself for Patrick, an Aboriginal assistant to Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police.
A placename A parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.
A placename A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.
A placename An unincorporated community in Nevada, United States; named for rancher Patrick McCarran.
A placename Ellipsis of Patrick County.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.
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