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Patty is an English given name that originated as a rhyming diminutive form of names such as Martha via the diminutive Mattie, much in the same way that Peggy was derived as a rhyming variant of Meg or Meggie, an English diminutive of Margaret, and Polly was originally derived as a rhyming variant of Molly, an English diminutive of Mary.
Patti, Pattie or Patty is a feminine given name. Patti is generally derived from a short form or diminutive of Patricia , derived from the Latin word patrician , referring to the nobility . Usually spelled Patty, the name was also used as a short form of names such as Martha in the 18th century.
Patricia is a feminine given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word patrician, meaning 'noble', it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick.Another well-known variant is Patrice.
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
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"Patty didn't believe in boundaries," said her brother, Jimmy Ryan. "She didn't believe that women couldn’t do what men can do.” The football field at Hartley High School is named for Patty ...
Patsy Custis (1756-1773), the daughter of Martha Washington and stepdaughter of George Washington. Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772-1836), was nicknamed Patsy. Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886-1974), pictured with wounded Canadian soldiers in 1917.
Patti Deutsch, the witty comedian and voiceover artist with the nasally delivery who was a regular on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and on game shows like Match Game and Tattletales, has died.She was ...