| Pádraig (pronounced [ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪɟ]), Pádraic or Páraic (pronounced [ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪc]) 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.
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. |
