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Patrick is a male given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius (meaning patrician, i.e. 'father', 'nobleman'). [1] People named Patrick
Downpatrick, County Down (from Irish Dún Pádraig, meaning 'Patrick's stronghold') [142] [failed verification] It is claimed that Patrick was brought here after his death and buried in the grounds of Down Cathedral. Stone found below St. Patrick's Well. St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. Other places named after Saint Patrick include:
Muirchú moccu Machtheni (Latin: Maccutinus), usually known simply as Muirchú, (born sometime in the seventh century) was a monk and historian from Leinster.He wrote the Vita sancti Patricii, known in English as The Life of Saint Patrick, one of the first accounts of the fifth-century saint, and which credits Patrick with the conversion of Ireland in advance of the spread of monasticism.
Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative , as in the case of Nabal , a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .
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 ...
Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Patrick
All have a common origin in the Latin Patricius, [1] itself meaning patrician and entering these languages via the Old Irish Patraicc. [2] In others, the surname Patrick is a shortened form of the surnames Mulpatrick and Fitzpatrick. [1] Many instances of Patrick as a surname appear in Ireland due to Scottish emigration. [1] It can also be a ...
Kirkpatrick is an Irish and Scottish surname, and occasionally a given name, possibly a branch of the Cenél nEógain of the Northern Uí Néill. The name traditionally relates to a church ("kirk") dedicated to Saint Patrick. [1]