Boy · Latin, through Irish
Pádraig
Say it: PAW-drig
Meaning
Irish form of Patrick, from Latin patricius 'patrician, nobleman'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Rare as a plain given name until the early modern period; earlier devotion favoured forms like Gilla Pátraic 'servant of Patrick'.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 757 babies given this name since 1982
- At its height in 2009, about 1 in 34,800 boys
- 13 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Pádraic
| English | Patrick |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic | Pàdraig |
Famous bearers
- Pádraig Pearse, leader of the 1916 Rising
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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