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
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''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 Catalan 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, 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, 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 * 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, American actress * * Patricia Mountain, English politician * Patricia Neal, American actress * Patricia Newcomb, American producer and publicist * Pat Nixon, former First Lady of the United States * Patricia O'Connor (disambiguation), Patricia O'Connor, multiple people * Patricia O'Lynn, Northern Irish politician * 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 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 (1923-2021), American community activist and politician * Patricia Randall Tindale, 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 (1886–1974), member of the British royal family

Fictional characters

* Patricia Dorval, a survivor in the video game ''Identity V'' * Patricia Robertson (comics), Marvel Comics character * Patricia Walker, Marvel Comics superhero Hellcat * Patricia, Morgana's human alterego from ''The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea''

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