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Patricia
Roman empress
Livia was a patrician
Pronunciation
pə-TRISH -ə ,
pə-TREE -shə Gender Female Language(s)
Latin Meaning
Noblewoman ,
patrician 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
[paˈtɾisiɐ] in Portuguese and
[paˈtɾisja] in Spanish. In
Catalan and
Portuguese it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria
Patrizia is the form, pronounced
[paˈtrittsja] in Italian and
[paˈtʁiːtsi̯a] in German. In
Polish , the variant is Patrycja, pronounced
[paˈtrɨt͡sja] . 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 Medina – British actress (1919–2012)
Patricia Mountain , English politician
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
References