Padraig

Pádraig
Pronunciation [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ] and other variants
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Irish
Meaning Noble
Region of origin Ireland, Irish diaspora
Other names
Related names Pádraic, Patrick
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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 "Podge" and "Paddy"; the latter is often used, sometimes pejoratively, as a term for Irish people as a whole.

Famous people called Padraic, Pádraig or Pauric

Padraig Bear (born 2000), Room 1, Maungawhau School, Mascot

Variant spellings

Pádraig is the most popular version of the name, but other variants include:

  • Padraig
  • Pádraic
  • Padraic
  • Padric
  • Pádhraig
  • Padhraig
  • Padraigh

  • Padhraic
  • Pádhraic
  • Páraic
  • Paraic
  • Pauric
  • Phadrig

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Notes

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