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Paddy - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Paddy

[ 2 syll. pad-dy, pa-ddy ] The boy name Paddy is pronounced PAEDiy KEY. Paddy's language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in the English and Irish languages. Paddy is a pet form of Patrick (English, French, German, and Irish).

Paddy is an unusual baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly linked to Paddy, Patrick (English, French, German, and Irish) was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Paddy include Padi (Irish), Payat (English), Petey (English), Petie (English), Petya (Russian), Pét'a (Czech), Piet (Dutch and German), Piti (Spanish), Pat (English), Pate (English), Payatt (English), Peet (Estonian), Pepito (Spanish), Pete (English), Pit (German), and Pitt (German).

KEY: Pronunciation for Paddy: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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