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 [ 1 syll. pat, pa-t ] The boy name Pat is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is PAET KEY. Pat is used predominantly in the English language, and its origin is Native American, Latin, and Middle English. From Native American, Latin, and Middle English roots, its meaning is fish. The name Patricia (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) is the female version of Pat. In addition, Pat is a variant of the name Patton (English). Pat is also a short form (English) of the name Patrick (English, French, German, and Irish). Pat is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1960 with 0.046% of baby boys being given the name Pat. It ranked at #252 then. The baby name has since steeply fallen in popularity, and is currently of sporadic use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Pat, Patrick (English, French, German, and Irish) was the most frequently used. There were times from 1926 to 1959 that the name Pat was given more often to girls, but it is more popular as a boy name today. In 1966, the name Pat was given to 4 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Pat include Pate (English), Peet (Estonian), Pete (English), Pit (German), Pitt (German), Paddy (English and Irish), Padi (Irish), Payat (English), Petey (English), Petie (English), Petya (Russian), Pét'a (Czech), Piet (Dutch and German), Piti (Spanish), Payatt (English), and Pepito (Spanish). Details of famous persons named Pat: KEY: Pronunciation for Pat: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
