# Patrick
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpætɹɪk/, [ˈpʰæ.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪk̚]
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ætɹɪk

### Proper noun

Patrick (countable and uncountable, plural Patricks)
* (countable) A male given name.
** c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]:Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio, And much offence, too.
** 1993, Roddy Doyle, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, page 138:- Are unusual names nice? - Yes. - Then why am I called Patrick? She laughed but only for a little bit. She smiled at me, I think to make sure that I knew she wasn't laughing at me. - Because your daddy's called Patrick, she said. I liked that, being called after my da. - There are five Patricks in our class, I said. - Is that right? - Patrick Clarke. That's me. Patrick O'Neill. Patrick Redmond. Patrick Genocci. Patrick Flynn. - That's a lot, she said. - It's a nice name. Very dignified. - Three of them are called Paddy, I told her. - One Pat and one Patrick.
* (countable) An English surname originating as a patronymic.
* A placename
** A village in Queensland, Australia; named for Patrick Creek, itself for Patrick, an Aboriginal assistant to Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police.
** A parish of the Isle of Man.
** A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.
** An unincorporated community in Nevada, United States; named for rancher Patrick McCarran.
** Ellipsis of Patrick County.

#### Derived terms

* (diminutives): Paddy, Pat, Patsy
* Patrick County
* Patricksburg
* Portpatrick
* Preston Patrick
* St Patrick's Isle

#### Related terms

* (feminine form): Patrice, Patricia

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Partick, tripack

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Patrick, from Latin Patricius.

### Proper noun

Patrick
* a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Patrick.

## Danish
### Proper noun

Patrick
* a male given name from English

#### Related terms

* Patricia

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.tʁik/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Patrick m
* a male given name, the English form of Patrice, quite popular in France

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Patrick
* a male given name from English, feminine equivalent Patricia or Patrizia

## Middle English
### Etymology

From Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint.

### Proper noun

Patrick
* a male given name

#### Descendants

* English: Patrick
* Yola: Parick

#### References

* “Patrick”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Patrick
* a male given name of popular usage, variant of Patrik

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Patrick c (genitive Patricks)
* a male given name of less common usage, variant of Patrik

### Anagrams

* prickat