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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Irish: Nobleman
  2. Latin: Noble one

First name variations: Paddee, Paddey, Paddi, Pady, Patrice, Padraic, Padraig, Padruig, Pat, Patterson, Paterson, Pattison, Rick, Ricky, Patrick

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. English or Irish: unexplained. It is probably, but not certainly, from the familiar Irish pet form of Patrick.
  2. William Paddy (d. 1657) is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston, MA.