PATRICIA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Spanish, German, Late Roman
PRONOUNCED: pə-TRISH-ə (English), pah-TREE-thyah (Spanish), pah-TREE-syah (Latin American Spanish), pah-TREE-tsee-ah (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK). In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents, but this form was probably not used as the actual name until the 18th century, in Scotland.
Related Names
VARIANT: Patrice (English)
DIMINUTIVES: Pat, Patsy, Patty, Tricia, Trish, Trisha, Patti, Pattie, Trecia, Tresha (English)
MASCULINE FORMS: Patrick (English), Patricio (Spanish), Patrick (German), Patricius (Late Roman)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Patricija (Croatian), Patricie (Czech), Pádraigín (Irish), Patrizia (Italian), Patrycja (Polish), Patrícia (Portuguese), Patrícia (Slovak), Patricija (Slovene)
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