Etymology

Quotations

• 1594 William Shakespeare: Hamlet: Act I, Scene V :

  Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio,

  And much offence, too.

• 1993 Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha: page 138:

  - Are unusual names nice?

  - Yes.

  - Then why am I called Patrick?

  She laughed but only for a little bit. She smiled at me, I think to make sure that I knew she wasn't laughing at me.

  - Because your daddy's called Patrick, she said.

  I liked that, being called after my da.

  - There are five Patricks in our class, I said.

  - Is that right?

  - Patrick Clarke. That's me. Patrick O'Neill. Patrick Redmond. Patrick Genocci. Patrick Flynn.

  - That's a lot, she said. - It's a nice name. Very dignified.

  - Three of them are called Paddy, I told her. - One Pat and one Patrick.

Proper noun

1. , the English form of Patrice, quite popular in France.

Proper noun

1. , a popular spelling variant of Patrik.

Proper noun

1. , a less common spelling variant of Patrik.