Patricia is a female

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of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word '' patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United States according to the 1990 US Census. 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.Popularity of a Name
Social Security Administration
''ssa.gov'', accessed June 26, 2017 From 1928 to 1967, the name was ranked among the top 11 female names. In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, the name Patrícia/Patricia is common as well, pronounced . In

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and Portuguese it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria Patrizia is the form, pronounced . In Polish, the variant is Patrycja. It is also used in Romania, in 2009 being the 43rd most common name for baby girls.

People

* Patricia of Naples (died c. 665), Italian Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint * Patricia Angadi (1914-2001), British portrait painter and novelist * Patricia Arquette, American actress and director * Pat Benatar, American singer * 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 Coma, Filipina teen actress and model *

Patricia Cornwell Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in ...

, American author *

Patti Davis Patricia Ann Davis (' Reagan; born October 21, 1952) is an American actress and author. She is the daughter of U.S. president Ronald Reagan and his second wife, Nancy Reagan. Early life Patricia Ann Reagan was born to Ronald and Nancy Reagan o ...

, American actress and author *

Patricia Delgado Patricia Delgado (born ) is an American ballet dancer, répétiteur and teacher. She joined the Miami City Ballet in 2000, was promoted to principal dancer in 2007 and left in 2017. Since then, she performs as a freelance dancer, stages works by ...

, American ballet dancer * Pat Dowell, American politician *

Patty (singer) is a former singer, tarento and English teacher in Japan. She is a ''hāfu'' American who started her music career under the name "Patty Fink" in 1979. Bio Patricia Ann Fink was born on November 5, 1960 in Iruma, Saitama, to a Japanese mother, ...

, Japanese–American singer Patricia Fink * Patricia C. Frist, American businesswoman and philanthropist * Patricia Gaztañaga (born 1966), Spanish television presenter * Patricia Gibney, Irish author * Patrícia Gouveia, Portuguese footballer * Patricia Grace, Maori writer *

Patricia Gutiérrez Patricia Lorena Gutiérrez Fernández (15 October 1983) is a Venezuelan politician and activist that currently is the mayor of San Cristóbal. She is the wife of Popular Will leader . Biography Gutiérrez was born in the Tierra Negra locali ...

, Venezuelan politician * Patricia Hernández (politician), Canary Island politician * Patricia Harless, American politician * 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 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 Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer, actress and businesswoman. LaBelle is referred to as the " Godmother of Soul". She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singe ...

, American singer, songwriter *

Patricia Lawson Patricia Lawson (November 18, 1929 – October 10, 2019) was a Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach who played basketball, golf, speed skating, swimming, tennis and track and field. She won provincial championships in all six sports and claimed ...

(1929–2019), Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach *

Patricia Lemoine Patricia Lemoine (born 30 December 1961) is a French politician who has been the député for Seine-et-Marne's 5th constituency The 5th constituency of Seine-et-Marne is a French legislative constituency in the Seine-et-Marne ''départeme ...

(born 1961), French politician *

Patricia Littlechild Patricia Littlechild (born 1965) is a Scottish sport shooter and neurosurgeon. Littlechild competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal in the 50m rifle prone pairs event alongside Shirley McIntosh Shirley McIntosh ...

(born 1965), Scottish sport shooter and neurosurgeon * Pat Lundvall, American lawyer * Patricia Madigan, Australian Catholic, interfaith leader, feminist writer *

Patricia Magtanong Bea Patricia de Guzman Magtanong (born April 27, 1994), also known as Patch Magtanong, is a Filipino lawyer, beauty queen and fashion model who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International 2019. Magtanong represented the Philippines at the ...

, Miss International Philippines 2019 * Rooney Mara, American film actress (born Patricia Rooney Mara) * Patricia Marroquín, Guatemalan public figure and the incumbent First Lady of Guatemala * Patricia McConnell, American ethologist, author, advice columnist, and radio host * Patricia McKenzie, Canadian actress, dancer and singer * Patricia A. McKillip (born 1948), American fantasy and science fiction writer *

Patricia McPherson Patricia McPherson is a former American actress and activist best known for her role in the 1980s TV series '' Knight Rider'' as Bonnie Barstow. Early life McPherson was born in Oak Harbor, Washington. She is the daughter of a naval officer. ...

, American actress * *

Patricia Mountain Patricia Ann Mountain is a British politician who served as the Interim Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2019 to 2020. Mountain also served as the Deputy Leader of UKIP from July to September 2020. Career Mountain was one of ten ...

, English politician * Patricia Neal, American actress *

Patricia Newcomb Margot Patricia "Pat" Newcomb Wigan (born July 9, 1930) is an American publicist and producer. After working for Pierre Salinger, she was hired by the agency of Arthur P. Jacobs and briefly represented Marilyn Monroe in 1956. In 1960, she became ...

, American producer and publicist * Pat Nixon, former First Lady of the United States * Patricia O'Connor, multiple people *

Patricia O'Lynn Patricia O'Lynn (born 28 September 1989) is a Northern Irish academic, educator, and politician who was an Alliance Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 2022 to 2023. She was elected as an MLA in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assemb ...

, Northern Irish politician * Patricia Owens, Canadian-born American actress *

Patricia Petersen Patricia May Petersen is an Australian academic from Ipswich, Queensland. Education Petersen holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland in 2002. Pe ...

, 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) Patricia Quinn may refer to: *Patricia Quinn (Northern Irish actress) Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens (born 28 May 1944) is an actress and singer from Northern Ireland. She is best known for her role as Magenta in the 1975 film ''The Rocky Horr ...

, multiple people * Patricia Richardson, American television and film actress * Patricia Routledge, British actress * Patricia Rozema (born 1958), Canadian film director, writer and producer * Patricia Ruanne (born 1945), British ballerina *

Pat Russell Pat Russell (December 31, 1923 – February 11, 2021) was an American community activist and member of the Los Angeles City Council. She was the fourth woman to serve on that city council (1969–87) and the first woman to be City Council presi ...

(1923-2021), American community activist and politician *

Patricia Randall Tindale Patricia Randall Tindale (11 March 1926 – 13 May 2011) was an English architect and civil servant. She joined the Civil Service at the Ministry of Education in 1949, and moved to its development group to develop prototypes for school buildings. ...

, English architect and civil servant * Patricia Wettig, American actress and playwright * Patricia Woodlock (1873 – ''alive in'' 1930), British artist and suffragette * Patricia Young, Canadian poet *

Princess Patricia of Connaught Lady Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth Ramsay, (born Princess Patricia of Connaught; 17 March 1886 – 12 January 1974) was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Upon her marriage to Alexander Ramsay (Royal Navy officer), Alexander Ramsay, she re ...

(1886–1974), member of the British royal family

Fictional characters

* Patricia Dorval, a survivor in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

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Patricia Robertson (comics) Mania (also known as Venom and Maniac) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in ''Venom'' #1 and was created by Daniel Way and Francisco Herrera. Belonging to a race of amorphous e ...

, Marvel Comics character *

Patricia Walker Patricia "Patsy" Walker is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stuart Little and Ruth Atkinson, Patsy Walker first appeared in ''Miss America Magazine'' #2 (November 1944 in comics, 1944), published ...

, Marvel Comics superhero Hellcat * Patricia, Morgana's human alterego from '' The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea''

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