Pádraigín Explained

Pádraigín is a given name in the Irish language, formed by adding the diminutive suffix -ín to the name Pádraig (the Irish equivalent of Patrick). The suffix was formerly used as a hypocoristic, giving a male pet name akin to "little Pádraig"; latterly it was a feminiser used to Gaelicise Patricia, the English feminine form of Patrick.

People with the given name

• Pádraigín Haicéad (c.1604–1654), Dominican priest and Irish-language poet^[1]
• Padraigín Ní Mhurchú (1949 - 2019), Irish trade unionist
• Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin (fl. 1976–2010s), Irish singer, songwriter and academic
• Enya (born 1961), Irish singer, real name Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin

See also

• List of Irish-language given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: Breathnach . Diarmuid . Ní Mhurchú . Máire . Haicéad, Pádraigín (c.1604–1654) . ainm.ie . Fiontar, DCU . Irish.