Pádraig
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| Gender | Male |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish |
| Meaning | Noble |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Irish diaspora |
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| Variant form(s) | Pádraic, Páraic, others |
| Related names | Pádraic, Patrick |
Pádraig (English: /ˈpɑːdrɪɡ/ PAH-drig;[1][2] Irish: [ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪɟ]), Pádraic or Páraic (English: /ˈpɑːdrɪk, -drɪɡ/ PAH-drig, -drik, /ˈpætrɪk/;[1][2] Irish: [ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪc]) is an Irish male name deriving from the Latin Patricius, meaning "of the patrician class", introduced via the name of Saint Patrick. Patrick is the English version.
Diminutives include Páidín, Páidí (both anglicised as 'Paudeen' and 'Paudie' respectively) and Pádraigín (little Patrick), which was originally an exclusively masculine name before later being viewed as the Irish equivalent of the feminine name 'Patricia'. Pádraig is also sometimes anglicised as Paddy or Podge; the former anglicisation is often used, sometimes pejoratively, as a term for Irish people as a whole.
Famous people called Padraic, Pádraig or Pauric[edit]
- Liam Pádraic Aiken (born 1990), American actor
- Pádraig Amond (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Pádraig de Brún (1889–1960), Irish clergyman, mathematician and classical scholar
- Pauric Clancy, Gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland
- Padraic Colum (1881–1972), author
- Pádraic Delaney (born 1977), Irish actor
- Pádraig Duggan (born Pádraig Ó Dúgáin, 1949–2016), Irish musician
- Padraic Fallon (1905–1974), Irish poet
- Pádraig Faulkner (1918–2012), Irish politician
- Pádraig Flynn (born 1939), Irish politician
- Pádraig Harrington (born 1971), professional golfer
- Pádraig Horan (born 1950), Irish hurler
- Pauric Mahony (born 1992), Irish hurler
- Pádraic McCormack (born 1942), Irish politician
- Pádraic McMahon, musician in the band The Thrills
- Padraig Parkinson, Irish professional poker player
- Pádraic Pearse (1879–1916), Irish activist/revolutionary (also known as Patrick Henry Pearse or Pádraig Pearse)
Variant spellings[edit]
Pádraig is the most popular version of the name, but other variants include:
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
- ^ a b Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
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