Pádraig ( ;
), Pádraic or Páraic ( , ;
) is an Irish male name deriving from the
Latin ''Patricius'', meaning "of the
patrician class", introduced via the name of
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick ( la, Patricius; ga, Pádraig ; cy, Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints be ...
.
Patrick Patrick may refer to:
* Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name
* Patrick (surname), list of people with this name
People
* Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint
*Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...
is the English version.
Diminutives include Páidín, Páidí (both anglicised as 'Paudeen' and 'Paudie' respectively) and Pádraigín (''little Patrick''), which was originally an exclusively masculine name before later being viewed as the Irish equivalent of the feminine name 'Patricia'. Pádraig is also sometimes anglicised as ''Paddy'' or ''Podge''; the former anglicisation is often used, sometimes pejoratively, as a term for Irish people as a whole.
Famous people called Padraic, Pádraig or Pauric
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Liam Pádraic Aiken (born 1990), American actor
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Pádraig Amond (born 1988), Irish footballer
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Pádraig de Brún
Pádraig de Brún (13 October 1889 – 5 June 1960), also called Patrick Joseph Monsignor Browne, was an Irish clergyman, mathematician, poet, and classical scholar, who served as President of University College, Galway (UCG). He was also known ...
(1889–1960), Irish clergyman, mathematician and classical scholar
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Pauric Clancy
Pádraig Clancy is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois.
Playing career
Clancy plays with his local club Timahoe and won three Laois Intermediate Football Championships, in 2000, 2004 and 2010.
Clancy usually played at midfield for his coun ...
, Gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland
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Padraic Colum (1881–1972), author
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Pádraic Delaney (born 1977), Irish actor
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Pádraig Duggan
The Duggans ( ga, Na Dúgáiní) were an Irish musical duo from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.
The twin brothers Noel Duggan and Pádraig Duggan ( ga, Ó Dúgáin) came to prominence in the 1970s with the folk group Clannad, and took a ten ...
(born Pádraig Ó Dúgáin, 1949–2016), Irish musician
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Padraic Fallon
Padraic Fallon (3 January 1905 – 9 October 1974) was an Irish poet and playwright.
Personal life
Fallon was born and raised in Athenry, County Galway; his upbringing and his early impressions of the town and the surrounding landscape are in ...
(1905–1974), Irish poet
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Pádraig Faulkner (1918–2012), Irish politician
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Pádraig Flynn (born 1939), Irish politician
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Pádraig Harrington (born 1971), professional golfer
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Pádraig Horan
Pádraig Horan (born 21 April 1950) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward for the Offaly senior hurling team.
Horan made his first appearance for the team during the 1968–69 National League and subsequently became a regular ...
(born 1950), Irish hurler
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Pádraig Hughes
Pádraig Hughes is a Gaelic football referee from Armagh. He is a regular member of the Gaelic Athletic Association's Championship Panels for inter-county games.
Hughes injured himself against Eamonn Doherty when he was officiating the Dublin ...
, Gaelic football referee
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Pauric Mahony (born 1992), Irish hurler
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Pádraic McCormack
Pádraic McCormack (born 15 May 1942) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician, who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 1989 to 2011, and as a Senator from 1987 to 1989.
McCormack is a native of Kenagh, County ...
(born 1942), Irish politician
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Pádraic McMahon
The Thrills are an Irish rock band, formed in 2001 in Dublin, Ireland. The band was founded by lead vocalist Conor Deasy and guitarist Daniel Ryan, guitarist and bass player Padraic McMahon, pianist Kevin Horan and drummer Ben Carrigan. Their bre ...
, musician in the band
The Thrills
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Padraig Parkinson, Irish professional poker player
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Pádraic Pearse
Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; ga, Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who ...
(1879–1916), Irish activist/revolutionary (also known as Patrick Henry Pearse or Pádraig Pearse)
Variant spellings
Pádraig is the most popular version of the name, but other variants include:
* Padraig
* Pádraic
* Padraic
* Padric
* Pádhraig
* Padhraig
* Padraigh
* Padhraic
* Pádhraic
* Páiric
* Páraic
* Paraic
* Pauric
* Phadrig
See also
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All pages beginning with Padraic or Padraig
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All pages beginning with Pádraic or Pádraig
References
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Irish-language masculine given names