Pádraig

Pádraig (English: /ˈpɑːdrɪk, -drɪɡ, ˈpætrɪk/ PAH-drig, -⁠drik, PAT-rik,[1][2] Irish: [ˈpˠaːɾˠɪɟ]), Pádraic or Páraic (Irish: [ˈpˠaːɾˠɪc]) is an Irish male name deriving from the Latin Patricius, meaning "of the patrician class", introduced via the name of Saint Patrick. Patrick is the English version.

Pádraig
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameIrish
MeaningNoble
Region of originIreland, Irish diaspora
Other names
Variant form(s)Pádraic, Páraic, others
Related namesPádraic, Patrick

Diminutives include Páidín, Páidí (both anglicised as 'Paudeen' and 'Paudie' respectively) and Pádraigín (little Patrick), which was originally an exclusively masculine name before later being viewed as the Irish equivalent of the feminine name 'Patricia'. Pádraig is also sometimes anglicised as Paddy or Podge; the former anglicisation is often used, sometimes pejoratively, as a term for Irish people as a whole.

Famous people called Padraic, Pádraig or Pauric

Variant spellings

Pádraig is the most popular version of the name, but other variants include:

See also
  • All pages beginning with Padraic or Padraig
  • All pages beginning with Pádraic or Pádraig

References
  1. Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  2. Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
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