Pádraig
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| Pronunciation | [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ] and other variants |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish |
| Meaning | Noble |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Irish diaspora |
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| Related names | Pádraic, Patrick |
Pádraig (Irish: [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ]), Pádraic (Irish: [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəc]) or Páraic (Irish: [ˈpˠaːɾˠəc]) 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, via Old French.
Diminutives include Páidín (Anglicised as "Podge" and "Paddy"); the latter Anglicisation is often used, sometimes pejoratively, as a term for Irish people as a whole.
Famous people called Padraic, Pádraig or Pauric
- Liam Pádraic Aiken (born 1990), American actor
- Padraic Colum (1881–1972), author
- Pádraic Delaney (born 1977), Irish actor
- Padraic Fallon (1905–1974), Irish poet
- Pádraic McCormack (born 1942), Irish politician
- Pádraic McMahon, musician in the band The Thrills
- Pádraic Pearse (1879–1916), Irish activist/revolutionary (also known as Patrick Henry Pearse or Pádraig Pearse)
- Pádraig Amond (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Pádraig de Brún (1889–1960), Irish clergyman, mathematician and classical scholar
- Pádraig Duggan (born Pádraig Ó Dúgáin, 1949), Irish musician
- Pádraig Faulkner (1918-2012), Irish politician
- Pádraig Flynn (born 1939), Irish politician
- Pádraig Harrington (born 1971), professional golfer
- Pádraig Horan (born 1950), Irish hurler
- Padraig Parkinson, Irish professional poker player
- Pauric Clancy, Gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland
- Pauric Mahony (born 1992), Irish hurler
Variant spellings
Pádraig is the most popular version of the name, but other variants include:
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