Meaning of name Patricia

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Meaning

The name Patricia has the following meaning:

One who is noble.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Patricia as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Patricia is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 295 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Patricia fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 44 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 541 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Patricia in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Patricia is pronounced as puh-trish-ah

Origins

Patricia originates from the Latin language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Patricia and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Patricia: Boys - Chester, Florian, Lum, Octavio, Girls - Araceli, Emily, Felicia, Karly, Marcia, Myra, Norma, Both genders - Cecil

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Patricia: Padraigin (Irish Gaelic), Patee, Pati, Patie, Patrea, Patria, Patrika (Scandinavian), Patrisha, Patrisia, Patrizia (Italian), Patryka (Polish), Patti, Paule (Slavic), Tricia, Trisa, Trish, Trisha, Trishia, Trisia

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Patricia are: Pat, Patty, Patsy, Trish, Tricia, Tia

Style

We think the name Patricia should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Patricia to be: Friendly, popular and smart woman

In one word, you might describe Patricia as a(n) "smart" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Patricia (or its variants) are:

Patricia Cornwell, born on 9 June, a famous author. Patricia Cornwell's background: A contemporary American crime writer. She is widely known for writing a popular series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner.

Patricia Davies Clarkson, born on 29 December, a famous actress. Patricia Davies Clarkson's background: An American Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning actress.

Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder, born on 30 July, a famous actress. Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder's background: American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado, serving from 1973 to 1997. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado.