Patrick (given name)

Patrick
	Russian icon of Saint Patrick
Pronunciation	/ˈpætrɪk/; German: [patʁɪk]
Gender	Male
Name day	March 17
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	Nobleman, patrician
Region of origin	Worldwide
Other names
Related names	Pádraic, Pádraig, Patricia, Paraic Patric, Pat, Paddy, Patty

Patrick in its earliest form, can be found as the name derived from the Latin name Patricius (patrician, i.e. "nobleman"). Owing to the importance of Saint Patrick in Irish history, it is an especially popular name in Ireland. Other versions of Patrick include Patric, Patrik, Padraic, Pádraig, Pat, and the diminutive Paddy.

People named Patrick

Actors and entertainers

Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer
Patrick Cargill, British actor
Pat Condell, English stand-up comedian
Patrick Dempsey, American actor
Patrick Duffy, American actor
Patrick Gower, New Zealand journalist (Newshub)
Patrick J. Adams (born 1981), Canadian actor
Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor
Patrick Macnee, English actor
Patrick Magee, Irish actor
Patrick McDonnell, Irish actor
Patrick McGoohan (1928–2009), Irish-American actor
Patrick Monahan, Irish comedian
Patrick O'Connell, Irish actor
Pat Paulsen (1927–1997), American comedian and satirist
Pat Sajak, American game show host
Patrick Stewart (born 1940), British actor
Patrick Stump American singer from Fall Out Boy band
Patrick Swayze (1952–2009), American actor
Patrick Topaloff (1944–2010), French singer and actor
Patrick Troughton (1920–1987), English actor
Patrick Warburton (born 1964), American actor

Athletes

Patrik Andersson, Swedish football player
Patrick Bamford, English football player
Pat Barry (born 1979), American kickboxer and mixed martial artist
Pat Batteaux (born 1978), American football player
Patrik Berger, Czech football player
Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player
Pat Boller (born 1972), American ice hockey coach and executive
Paddy Bradley, Irish Gaelic football player
Patrick Burris, American judoka and two-time Olympian
Patrick Cain, American football player
Pat Cash, Australian tennis player
Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater
Patrick Eaves, American-Canadian ice hockey player
Patrick Ewing, American basketball player
Patrick Faber (field hockey), Dutch field hockey player
Pádraig Harrington, Irish professional golfer
Patrick Heuscher, Swiss volleyball player
Patric Hörnqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
Patrick Kane, professional ice hockey player
Patrick Kluivert, Dutch football player
Patrick Kühl, German swimmer
Patrik Kühnen, German tennis player
Patrik Laine, Finnish ice hockey player
Patrick Matt, Liechtensteiner cyclist
Pat Matzdorf, American athlete
Patrick Mboma, Cameroon football player
Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player
Patrick McGuirk (born 1967), American football player
Patrick Mills, Australian basketball player
Pat Mountain, Welsh football player
Patrick O'Connell (1887–1959), Irish footballer
Pat O'Hanlon (born 1991), Australia Rugby League player
Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player
Patrick Rakovsky, German football player
Pat Richards (born 1981), Australian Rugby League player
Patrick Rowe (born 1969), American football player
Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Patrick Scales (American football), American football player
Patrick Schmollinger, Austrian swimmer
Patrick da Silva, Brazilian football player
Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper
Pat Spillane, Irish Gaelic footballer
Patrick Veszpremi, Australian rules footballer
Patrick Vieira, Senegalese-born French football player
Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
Patrick Willis (born 1985), American football player
Patrick, the working name of professional wrestler Don Harris

Authors

Patrick Cary, (c. 1624–1658), English poet
Pat Chapman, English food writer
Padraic Colum (1881–1972), Irish author
Patrick Dearen, American author
Patrick Jones, Welsh poet and playwright
Patrick Lane (born 1939), Canadian poet
Patrick McCauley (1927-2015), American journalist and author
Patrick Pearse (1879-1916)), Irish Poet and nationalist.
Patrick O'Brian (1914–2000), English author and translator
Patrick, the pseudonym used by artist John Byrne

Musicians

Pat Acuña, American Drummer, member of indie rock band Silent Old Mtns.
Pat Boone, American singer
Patrick Alavi, German musician
Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer
Patrick Carney, American drummer, member of indie rock band The Black Keys.
Patrick Doyle, film composer
Pat Metheny, American jazz guitarist
Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 1959), British singer
Patrick Monahan (born 1969), American musician (rock band Train)
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (aka Tinie Tempah), British rapper
Patrick Stump (born 1984), American musician, member of the band Fall Out Boy.
Patrick Wolf (born 1983), English singer-songwriter

Politicians

Patrick Blake (1846–1909), Canadian politician
Patrick Boland, Irish politician
Patrick Buchanan, American political commentator, author and politician
Patrick Byrne, Irish politician
Patrick Connor, Irish politician
Patrick Donnelly, Irish politician
Patrick Duffy, Irish politician
Patrick F. Gill, American Representative
Patrick Henry (1736–1799), American revolutionary figure
Patrick Hillery (1923–2008), the sixth President of Ireland (1976–1990)
Patrick J. Kennedy a former United States congressman
Patrick Leonard, Irish politician
Patrick Matibini (born 1959), Zambian politician and judge
Patrick Murphy, Irish politician
Patrick Norton, Irish politician
Patrick Palmer, Irish politician
Patrick Pearse (aka Pádraig Pearse) (1879–1916), Irish activist and revolutionary
Pat Roberts, American Senator from Kansas
Pat Robertson, American preacher and political figure
Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican U.N. judge
Patrick Tierney, Irish politician
Patrick Vans, Scottish judge
Patrick Vanse (1655–1733), Scottish MP

Religious figures

Saint Patrick, Christian saint
Patrick Duggan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland

Scientists

Patrick E. Crago, American medical researcher
Sir Patrick Moore, English astronomer

Other

H.I.H. Prince Patrick Ali of Iran
Patrick Bokanowski, a French filmmaker
Patrick Tracy Burris (1967–2009), American spree killer
Patrick Fitzgerald, American Attorney
Patrick Flanagan, American inventor
Patrick de Gayardon (1960–1998), French skydiver, skysurfer and BASE jumper
Patrick Gordon, Imperial Russian Army general
Patrick Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrick Hitler, nephew of Adolf Hitler
Patrick Jeffrey, American diver
Pat Kenny, Irish broadcaster
Patrick Kielty, Irish comedian and television presenter
Pat Kiernan, television news anchor
Patrick, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939-2005; better known as Patrick Lichfield), photographer
Patrick McGuinness (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrick Rechner, Canadian Captain taken hostage working as a UN observer in Bosnia
Patrick Swift (1927–1983), painter
Patrick Wanis, Australian life coach

In fiction

Lord Harry, also known as Patrick, the locomotive character from The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry
Patrick, an Irish chip shop owner played by David Mullane in the British web series Corner Shop Show.
Patrick Bateman, fictional character from Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho
Patrick Harper (fiction), the Irish right-hand man from the Sharpe book and television series
Patrick Darling, character on Dirty Sexy Money
Patrick Star, character on the television series SpongeBob SquarePants
Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore, character in the Harry Potter series of books
Patrick Jane, main character in The Mentalist

Translations in other languages

Arabic: بَاتْرِيك (Baatriik), and also similar in meaning نبيل (Nabil)
Basque: Patirki
Belarusian: Патрык (Patryk)
Bengali: প্যাট্রিক (Pyāṭrik)
Breton: Padrig
Bulgarian: Патрик (Patrik)
Catalan: Patrici, Patricio
Chinese Simplified: 帕特里克 (Pàtèlǐkè)
Chinese Traditional: 帕特里克 (Pàtèlǐkè)
Croatian: Patrik
Czech: Patrik
Dutch: Patrick, Patricius, Patric
English: Patrick
Estonian: Patrik
Faroese: Pátrikur
Finnish: Patrik
French: Patrice, Patrick, Padrig
German: Patrick, Patrik, Patric
Greek: Πατρίκιος (Patrikios)
Gujarati: પેટ્રિક (Pēṭrik)
Hebrew: פַּטְרִיק (Patriq), or פַּרְתֵם (Partem, lit. "nobleman")
Hindi: पैट्रिक (Paiṭrik)
Hungarian: Patrik
Icelandic: Patrekur
Irish: Pádraic, Pádraig, Páraic
Italian: Patrizio
Japanese: パトリック (Patorikku)
Kannada: ಪ್ಯಾಟ್ರಿಕ್ (Pyāṭrik)
Korean: 패트릭 (Paeteulig)
Classical and Late Latin: Patricius
Latvian: Patriks
Lithuanian: Patrikas
Macedonian: Патрик (Patrik)
Maltese: Patrizju
Manx: Pherick
Marathi: पॅट्रिक (Pĕṭrik)
Mongolian: Патрик (Patrik)
Norwegian: Patrik, Patrick, Patryk
Persian: پاتریک
Polish: Patryk
Portuguese: Patrício, Patrick
Punjabi: ਪੈਟ੍ਰਿਕ (Paiṭrik)
Romanian: Patriciu
Russian: Патрик (Patrik)
Scottish Gaelic: Pàdraig
Serbian: Патрик (Patrik)
Slovak: Patrik
Slovene: Patrik
Spanish: Patricio
Swedish: Patrik
Tagalog: Patricio
Tamil: பேட்ரிக் (Pēṭrik)
Telugu: పాట్రిక్ (Pāṭrik)
Thai: แพทริค (Phæthrikh)
Turkish: Patrik
Vietnamese: Patriciô
Ukrainian: Патрік (Patrik)
Urdu: پیٹرک
Welsh: Padrig
Yiddish: פּאַטריק (Ṗʼatryq)