Patricia Explained
| Patricia |
| Pronunciation: | , |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | Noblewoman, patrician |
| Language origin: | Latin |
| Related Names: | Patrick, Pat, Patrice, Patsy, Patti, Tricia, Trish, Trixie, Patrizia |
Patricia is a feminine given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word patrician, meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. Another well-known variant of this is "Patrice".
According to the US Social Security Administration records, the use of the name for newborns peaked at #3 from 1937 to 1943 in the United States, after which it dropped in popularity, sliding to #745 in 2016.[1] From 1928 to 1967, the name was ranked among the top 11 female names.[1]
In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, the name Patrícia/Patricia is common as well, pronounced pronounced as /pt/ in Portuguese and pronounced as /es/ in Spanish. In Catalan and Portuguese it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria Patrizia is the form, pronounced pronounced as /it/ in Italian and pronounced as /de/ in German. In Polish, the variant is Patrycja, pronounced pronounced as /pl/. It is also used in Romania, in 2009 being the 43rd most common name for baby girls.[2]
People
- Patricia of Naples (died c. 665), Italian Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint
- Patricia Adams (1949-2020), American actress who used the stage name Velvet Rhodes
- Patricia Angadi (1914-2001), British portrait painter and novelist
- Patricia Arquette, American actress and director
- Pat Benatar, American singer
- Patrice Bergeron, Canadian former professional-hockey centre
- Patricia Boy, American politician
- Patricia Brake (1942–2022), English actress
- Patricia Briggs, American author
- Pat Cadigan, American author
- Patricia Clarkson, American actress
- Patricia "Tricia" Nixon Cox, daughter of Richard Nixon
- Patricia Hill Collins, American scholar of feminism and gender, author, sociologist, philosopher
- Patricia Cornwell, American author
- Patti Davis, American actress and author
- Patricia Delgado, American ballet dancer
- Pat Dowell, American politician
- Patty (singer), Japanese–American singer Patricia Fink
- Patricia C. Frist, American businesswoman and philanthropist
- Patricia Gaztañaga (born 1966), Spanish television presenter
- Patricia Gibney, Irish author
- Patricia Gómez (born 1971), Bolivian politician
- Patrícia Gouveia, Portuguese footballer
- Patricia Grace, Maori writer
- Patricia Guerrero Acevedo, Colombian lawyer and feminist activist.
- Patricia Gutiérrez, Venezuelan politician
- Patricia Hernández (politician), Canary Island politician
- Pat Harvey, American journalist
- Patricia Heaton, American actress, comedian, producer and model
- Patricia Hennin, Canadian multi-sport Paralympic athlete
- Patricia Hewitt, Australian-born British Labour Party politician
- Patricia Highsmith, American novelist
- Patricia Hodge, English actress
- Patricia Hy-Boulais (born 1965), former tennis player
- Patricia Janečková (1998-2023), Slovak opera singer
- Patricia Joudry (1921 – 2000), Canadian playwright and author.
- Patricia Penn Anne Kemp, Canadian writer better known as Penn Kemp
- Patricia Kalember, American actress
- Patricia Krenwinkel, convicted murderer
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite
- Patti LaBelle, American singer, songwriter
- Patricia Lawson (1929–2019), Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach
- Patricia Lemoine (born 1961), French politician
- Patricia Littlechild (born 1965), Scottish sport shooter and neurosurgeon
- Pat Lundvall, American lawyer
- Patricia Madigan, Australian Catholic, interfaith leader, feminist writer
- Patricia Magtanong, Miss International Philippines 2019
- Patricia Mancilla (born 1966), Bolivian politician
- Rooney Mara, American film actress (born Patricia Rooney Mara)
- Patricia Marroquín, Guatemalan public figure and the incumbent First Lady of Guatemala
- Patricia Mayayo (born 1967), Spanish art historian
- Patricia McConnell, American ethologist, author, advice columnist, and radio host
- Pat McDonagh (1934–2014), British fashion designer
- Patricia McKenzie, Canadian actress, dancer and singer
- Patricia A. McKillip (1948–2022), American fantasy and science fiction writer
- Patricia McPherson, American actress
- Patricia Navidad, Mexican actress and singer
- Patricia Neal, American actress
- Patricia Newcomb, American producer and publicist
- Pat Nixon, former First Lady of the United States
- Patricia O'Connor, multiple people
- Patricia O'Lynn, Northern Irish politician
- Patrice O'Neal (1969–2011), American stand-up comedian and actor
- Patricia Owens, Canadian-born American actress
- Patricia Petersen, Australian academic, politician, actress, playwright and director
- Patricia Poleo, Venezuelan journalist
- Pat Phoenix, British actress (born Patricia Phoenix)
- Patricia Piccinini, Australian artist and sculptor
- Patricia Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
- Patricia Redlich (1940–2011), Irish clinical psychologist
- Patricia Richardson, American television and film actress
- Patricia Routledge, British actress
- Patricia Rozema (born 1958), Canadian film director, writer and producer
- Patricia Ruanne (1945–2022), British ballerina
- Patrice Rushen, American jazz pianist, R&B singer, composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director
- Pat Russell (1923–2021), American community activist and politician
- Patricia Randall Tindale, English architect and civil servant
- Patricia Salas O'Brien (born 1958), Peruvian sociologist and Minister of Education
- Patricia Schady (born 1978), British astrophysicist
- Trish Stratus, Canadian professional wrestler, actress, and yoga instructor
- Patricia Wettig, American actress and playwright
- Patricia Woodlock (1873 – alive in 1930), British artist and suffragette
- Patricia Young, Canadian poet
- Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886–1974), member of the British royal family
- Trisha Yearwood, American country singer
Fictional characters
See also
Notes and References
- Popularity of a Name. Social Security Administration ssa.gov, accessed June 26, 2017
- Web site: Popular Names in Romania 2009.
