Patricia

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See also: patricia and Patrícia

English

Etymology

From Latin patricia (“noble”); later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Patricia

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 1904, Carolyn Wells, “Shopping”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 56:
      "[…] Our house is not of the era of Queen Isabella, but of the Princess Patricia."
      "That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always called me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name."
      "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield. "If you want to be called Patricia, you must get somebody else to do it. I dare say you could hire somebody for a small sum per week to call you Patricia for a given number of times every day."
      "Now, you're making fun of me, papa; but I do want to grow up dignified, and not be a silly schoolgirl all my life."
    • 1991, Joyce Carol Oates, Heat And Other Stories, Dutton, →ISBN:
      "Trix" was a derivation of Trish, our mother's girlhood name, or cognomen, as she called it; Trish was itself a derivation of Patricia. Trix disliked her original name because she thought it prissy and old-fashioned, but she didn't much like "Trix" either.

Usage notes

  • The name was formerly rare in English, but became popular in the 20th century, partly due to Princess Patricia (1886–1974), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, so named since she was born on St. Patrick's day.

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Danish

Etymology

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Proper noun

Patricia

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Patricia

French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Patricia, feminine of Patricius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Patricia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Patricia

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German

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Patricia

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Patricia

Norwegian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Patricia

  1. a female given name borrowed from English in the 20th century

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /paˈtɾiθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /paˈtɾisja/
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -iθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -isja
  • Syllabification: Pa‧tri‧cia

Proper noun

Patricia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Patricia

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Swedish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Patricia c (genitive Patricias)

  1. a female given name borrowed from English, popular in the end of the 20th century
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