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Paddy is a diminutive form of the male given names Patrick, Patricia, Padraig, Padraic and variant forms. It is also a nickname. Notable people include: Paddy Ashdown (1941–2018), British politician and diplomat; Paddy Barnes (born 1987), Irish amateur boxer; Paddy Baumann (1885–1969), American baseball player; Paddy Belton (1926–87 ...
Many chose a name based on some geographical feature associated with their residence or occupation, and as nearly three-fourths of the population were farmers, many made family names using ta. Some common examples are Tanaka ( 田中 ), literally meaning "in the paddy field;" Nakata ( 中田 ), "middle paddy field;" Kawada (川田), "river ...
Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky (/ ˌ tʃ aɪ ˈ (j) ɛ f s k i /; January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays.
Patrick Reynolds, known as Paddy, [1] is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Meath county football team from 1996 [2] to 2005. [3] He was part of the Meath team which won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1996 [4] and 1999. [5] Reynolds was made team captain by manager Seán Boylan for the 2004 season. [6] He was awarded ...
Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon [a] (27 February 1941 – 22 December 2018), better known as Paddy Ashdown, was a British politician and diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999.
Paddy (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname; A nickname or slur for an Irish person; Birds. Paddy (pigeon), a Second World War carrier pigeon;
Patrick Sean Lacey (born 16 March 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru North side Flint Town United.He made eleven appearances in the Football League for Accrington Stanley. [2]
Around 1983, Khobragade noticed a plant with slightly different appearance and yellowish seeds in his field planted with the 'Patel 3' variety of paddy, which he experimented on in the years to come. The new variety was found giving high yields compared to the varieties available at that time. By 1990, the variety was given a name HMT. [5]