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 [ 3 syll. pa-tri-cia, pat-ric-ia ] The girl name Patricia is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced PahTRIHSHah KEY. Patricia is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. The meaning of Patricia is 'noblewoman'. Derived from the word patricius with the meaning 'of noble class'. Patricia is the feminine equivalent of the English Pat and the English, French, German, and Irish Patrick. Patricia is a widely used name; it has 41 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Particia, Pasty, Patresa, Patrese, Patria, Patrica, Patrice, Patriceia, Patricja, Patricka, Patriece, Patrika, Patrikia, Patrishia, Patrizzia, Patryce, Patrysha, and Pattrice. Other English variants include the short forms Pat, Patty, and Tricia, and the pet forms Patsy, Patti, Pattie, Teesha, Tichia, Tish, Tisha, Trecia, Tricha, Trisch, Trish, Trisha, Trisia, Trysha, and Trysia. Forms of Patricia used in foreign languages include the Czech Patricie, the Italian Patrina, the German and Italian Patrizia, the Polish Patrycja, and the Slavic Pere. Patricia is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was previously. The name grew in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1950s; prior to that, it was of only modest use. At the height of its usage in 1951, 3.057% of baby girls were named Patricia. It was #3 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #498 with a usage of 0.030%, but it was nevertheless the most regularly used within all girl names in its family. Patricia has in the last century been primarily given to girls. In 1970, 198 times more girls than boys were given the name Patricia. Baby names that sound like Patricia include the English Patrica, the Czech Patricie, the English Patricja, the English Patricka, the English Patrika, the Polish Patrycja, the English Patrysha, the Slavic Petrija, the English Patresa, the English Patrese, the English Patrice, the English Patriceia, the English Patriece, the English Patrikia, the English Patrishia, the German and Italian Patrizia, the English Patryce, and the English Pattrice. Details of famous persons named Patricia: KEY: Pronunciation for Patricia: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
