English
Patrick
Pronunciation
  • enPR: pătʹrĭk, IPA: /ˈpætɹɪk/, [ˈpʰæ.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪk̚]
Proper noun
  1. A male given name, the name of an early Irish saint.
    • 1594 William Shakespeare: Hamlet: Act I, Scene V :
      Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio,
      And much offence, too.
    • 1993 Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha: page 138:
      - Are unusual names nice?
      - Yes.
      - Then why am I called Patrick?
      She laughed but only for a little bit. She smiled at me, I think to make sure that I knew she wasn't laughing at me.
      - Because your daddy's called Patrick, she said.
      I liked that, being called after my da.
      - There are five Patricks in our class, I said.
      - Is that right?
      - Patrick Clarke. That's me. Patrick O'Neill. Patrick Redmond. Patrick Genocci. Patrick Flynn.
      - That's a lot, she said. - It's a nice name. Very dignified.
      - Three of them are called Paddy, I told her. - One Pat and one Patrick.
  2. Surname
  3. A village in Queensland, Australia.
  4. A parish of the Isle of Man.
  5. A town in South Carolina, US.
  6. An unincorporated community in Nevada, US.
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