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The name is often anglicised as its English language equivalent Patrick or phonetically, e.g. Pauric. Diminutives include Páidín , Páidí (both anglicised as 'Paudeen' and ' Paddy ', respectively), and the feminine equivalent Pádraigín ( little Patrick ), which was originally an exclusively masculine name before later being viewed as the ...
The surname Patrick has distinct Irish, Scottish, and English origins. In many cases it derives from the Anglo-Norman French , Middle English , and Older Scots personal name Patrick or as an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Phádraig, "son of Patrick ". [ 1 ]
Patrick Stritch, Irish photographer from Fermoy, County Cork, best known for his picture of Irish Republican Army general, Liam Lynch Patrick Swift (1927–1983), painter Patrick Tam (film director) (born 1948), Hong Kong film director and film editor
Throughout history, parents in the United States have turned to Irish names for babies, often trying to "Irish-ize" a name by altering its spelling. One example of that is seen in spelling of the ...
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend is a 2000 television historical drama film about the saint's life. Patrick is portrayed by Patrick Bergin. I am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland is a 2020 film based on Patrick's own writings and the earliest traditions.
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne. During the "Irish revival", some Irish ...
Pádraigín is a given name in the Irish language, formed by adding the diminutive suffix-ín to the name Pádraig (the Irish equivalent of Patrick).The suffix was formerly used as a hypocoristic, giving a male pet name akin to "little Pádraig"; latterly it was a feminiser used to Gaelicise Patricia, the English feminine form of Patrick.
Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, but some lucky leprechauns are Irish the rest of the year, too! Can you identify an Irish man or woman by last name only? If their surname begins with O ...