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English
Etymology
From Pat + -y.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Patty
- A unisex given name.
- A female given name, a diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
1904, Carolyn Wells, “Shopping”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 56:"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.
- (rare) A male given name, a diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
- (rare) A surname.
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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Patty.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Patty (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜒ)
- a female given name from English