What does Patricia mean?

Patricia means "noblewoman"

How do we pronounce Patricia?

Patricia \pa-tri-cia, pat-ric-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby girl name Patricia used as a short names for boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced PahTRIH-SHah (English). Other pronunciations include PaaTRIYTSiyaa in German, PaaTRIY-THYaa in Spanish, or PaaTRIYSYaa in Spanish-Latin American 1.

1 Pronunciation for Patricia: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)"

What is the origin of Patricia?

Patricia is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. The meaning of Patricia is 'noblewoman'. Derived from the word patricius with the meaning 'of noble class'. Patricia is the feminine equivalent of the English Pat pronounciation and the English, French, Gaelic, German, and Irish what does the name Patrick mean. Patricia is a widely used name; it has 56 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Padraigin meaning and origin, what does the name Particia mean, Pasty name, what does the name Patee mean, name Pati, name Patie meaning, name Patrea, Patresa meaning and origin, name Patrese origin, Patria definition, Patrica pronounciation, name Patrice meaning (also used in French), nicknames for Patriceia, meaning of Patricja, Patricka name variations, name Patriece origin, Patrika meaning and origin, Patrikia meaning and origin, what does the name Patrisha mean, name Patrishia origin, name Patrisia meaning, baby name Patrizzia, Patryce name, meaning of Patrycia, Patrycja name popularity (also used in Polish), baby name Patrysha, Pattrice name, what does the name Trisa mean, and Trishia meaning. Other English variants include the shortenings short names for Pat, Patty meaning of name, and Tricia name variations (also used in Latin), and the familiar forms Patsy meaning and origin (also used in Latin), name Patti, baby name Pattie, Teesha meaning and origin, short names for Tichia, Tish definition, name Tisha, what does the name Trecia mean, Tricha meaning of name, Trisch meaning, Trish name, Trisha meaning and origin (also used in Latin), what does the name Trisia mean, Trissa meaning, Trysha name popularity, and Trysia definition. Forms used in foreign languages include the Czech Patricie name variations, the Italian nicknames for Patrina, the German and Italian Patrizia meaning, the Irish Payten meaning of name, the Irish Payton name popularity, the Irish meaning of Peighton, the Slavic nicknames for Pere, and the Irish what does the name Peyton mean. Patricia is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1951, 3.057% of baby girls were named Patricia. It was #3 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in frequency since then, and is used only on a modest scale now. In 2010, it ranked at #615 with a usage of 0.024%, was nevertheless the 3rd most popular after name Peyton origin and meaning of Payton, within all girl names in its family. Peyton was 10 times more widely used than Patricia in 2010. Patricia has in the last century been primarily given to baby girls. In 1970, 198 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Patricia.

The following famous people share the name Patricia:

  • Actress Patricia Clarkson, born 29 December 1959, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Author Patricia Highsmith, born 19 January 1921 - 4 February 1995, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Model Patricia Ford, born 17 March 1969, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Wrestler Trish Stratus, born Patricia Anne Stratigias, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

List of baby names that sound like Patricia:

the English Patrica meaning of name, the Czech nicknames for Patricie, the English Patricja meaning of name, the English short names for Patricka, the English Patrika name, the name name Patrisha origin, the name what does the name Patrycia mean, the English and Polish name Patrycja meaning, the English Patrysha meaning of name, the Slavic Petrija name variations, the name nicknames for Paterekea, the name Paterekia name popularity, the English Patresa definition, the English Patrese meaning and origin, the English and French Patrice meaning of name, the English name Patriceia meaning, the English name Patriece origin, the English Patrikia pronounciation, the English name Patrishia, and the name Patrisia definition.

The baby name Patricia fun facts:

The name Patricia in reverse order is "Aicirtap".

The numerological value of the name Patricia is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Patricia?

Patricia is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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20130.02%
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20110.02%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.03%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames