Patrick
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A classic Christian name meaning “nobleman” or “of the patrician class.”
Meaning
Patrick comes from the Latin name Patricius, meaning “nobleman” or “patrician,” referring to the Roman upper class. In the excerpt provided, Charnock explicitly derives Patrick from Patricias/Patricius. Related forms in the other excerpt, such as Cospatrick and Gilpatrich, show the name’s use in Scottish and Gaelic naming traditions.
Origin
Latinmasculine
Fun fact
The name became especially famous through Saint Patrick, which helped make it one of the best-known Christian names in the English-speaking world.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland, History of Christian Names.