Patricia

For other uses, see Patricia (disambiguation).

Patricia

Roman empress Livia was a patrician

Pronunciation| /pəˈtrɪʃə/ pə-TRISH-ə, US also /pəˈtriːʃə/ pə-TREE-shə
Gender| Female
Origin
Language(s)| Latin
Meaning| Noblewoman, patrician
Other names
Related names| Patrick, Pat, Patrice, Patsy, Patti, Tricia, Trish, Trixie, Patrizia

Patricia is a feminine given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word patrician, meaning 'noble', it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. Another well-known variant 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.[1] From 1928 to 1967, the name was ranked among the top 11 female names.[1]

In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, the name Patrícia/Patricia is common as well, pronounced [paˈtɾisiɐ] in Portuguese and [paˈtɾisja] in Spanish. In Catalan and Portuguese it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria Patrizia is the form, pronounced [paˈtrittsja] in Italian and [paˈtʁiːtsi̯a] in German. In Polish, the variant is Patrycja, pronounced [paˈtrɨt͡sja]. It is also used in Romania, in 2009 being the 43rd most common name for baby girls.[2]

## People

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* Patricia of Naples (died c. 665), Italian Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint
* Patricia Adams (1949-2020), American actress who used the stage name Velvet Rhodes
* Patricia Angadi (1914-2001), British portrait painter and novelist
* Patricia Arquette (born 1968), American actress and director
* Pat Ashworth (1930–2023), British nursing sister
* Patricia Bell-Scott, American scholar of women's studies and black feminism
* Pat Benatar (born 1953), American singer
* Patrice Bergeron (born 1985), Canadian former professional hockey player
* Patricia Boy, American politician
* Patricia Bracewell (born 1950), American author of historical fiction
* Patricia Brake (1942–2022), English actress
* Patricia Briggs (born 1965), American author
* Patricia M. Bryson, American clubwoman
* Pat Cadigan (born 1953), American author
* Patricia Clarkson (born 1959), American actress
* Patricia "Tricia" Nixon Cox (born 1946), daughter of Richard Nixon
* Patricia Hill Collins (born 1948), American scholar of feminism and gender
* Patricia Cornwell (born 1956), American author
* Patricia Dagban-Zonvidé (born 1960), Togolese politician
* Patti Davis (born 1952), American actress and author
* Patricia Delgado, American ballet dancer
* Pat Dowell (born 1957), American politician
* Patricia Emonet (born 1956), French alpine skier
* Patty (singer) (born 1960), Japanese–American singer Patricia Fink
* Patricia C. Frist (1939–2021), American businesswoman and philanthropist
* Patricia Gaztañaga (born 1966), Spanish television presenter
* Patricia Gibney, Irish author
* Patricia Gómez (born 1971), Bolivian politician
* Patricia Gonçalves (politician) (born 1971), Portuguese politician
* Patrícia Gouveia (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
* Patricia Grace (born 1937), Maori writer
* Patricia Guerrero Acevedo (born 1956), Colombian lawyer and feminist activist.
* Patricia Gutiérrez (born 1983), Venezuelan politician
* Patricia Hernández (politician) (born 1980), Canary Island politician
* Pat Harvey (born 1955), American journalist
* Patricia Heaton (born 1958), American actress, comedian, producer and model
* Patricia Hennin, Canadian multi-sport Paralympic athlete
* Patty Hearst (born 1954), American heiress
* Patricia Hewitt (born 1948), Australian-born British Labour Party politician
* Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), American novelist
* Patricia Hodge (born 1946), English actress
* Patricia Hollingsworth Holshouser (1939–2006), American civic leader and nurse
* Patricia Hunt, New Zealand chemist
* Patricia Hy-Boulais (born 1965), former tennis player
* Patricia Janečková (1998-2023), Slovak opera singer
* Patricia Joudry (1921 – 2000), Canadian playwright and author.
* Patricia Penn Anne Kemp, Canadian writer better known as Penn Kemp
* Patricia Kalember (born 1956), American actress
* Patricia Krenwinkel (born 1947), convicted murderer
* Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924–2006), American socialite
* Patti LaBelle (born 1944), 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 (born 1994), Miss International Philippines 2019
* Patricia Mancilla (born 1966), Bolivian politician
* Rooney Mara (born 1985), American film actress (born Patricia Rooney Mara)
* Patricia Marroquín (born 1970), Guatemalan public figure and the incumbent First Lady of Guatemala
* Pat Marsh (ice hockey) (1934–2017), British ice hockey administrator
* Patricia Mayayo (born 1967), Spanish art historian
* Patricia McConnell (born 1948), American ethologist, author, advice columnist, and radio host
* Pat McDonagh (1934–2014), British fashion designer
* Patricia McKenzie, Canadian actress, dancer and singer
* Patricia A. McKillip (1948–2022), American fantasy and science fiction writer
* Patricia McPherson (born 1954), American actress
* Patricia Medina – British actress (1919–2012)
* Patricia Mountain, English politician
* Patricia Navidad (born 1973), Mexican actress and singer
* Patricia Neal (1926–2010), American actress
* Patricia Newcomb (born 1930), American producer and publicist
* Pat Nixon (1912–1993), former First Lady of the United States
* Patricia O'Connor, multiple people
* Patricia O'Lynn (born 1989), Northern Irish politician
* Patrice O'Neal (1969–2011), American stand-up comedian and actor
* Patricia Owens (1925–2000), Canadian-born American actress
* Patricia Petersen, Australian academic, politician, actress, playwright and director
* Patricia Poleo (born 1965), Venezuelan journalist
* Pat Phoenix (1923–1986), British actress (born Patricia Phoenix)
* Patricia Piccinini, Australian artist and sculptor
* Patricia Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
* Patricia Redlich (1940–2011), Irish clinical psychologist
* Patricia Richardson (born 1951), American television and film actress
* Patricia Routledge (born 1929), British actress
* Patricia Rozema (born 1958), Canadian film director, writer and producer
* Patricia Ruanne (1945–2022), British ballerina
* Patrice Rushen (born 1954), American jazz pianist, R&B singer, composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director
* Pat Russell (1923–2021), American community activist and politician
* Patricia Randall Tindale (1926–2011), English architect and civil servant
* Patricia Salas O'Brien (born 1958), Peruvian sociologist and Minister of Education
* Patricia Tudor Sandahl (born 1940), Swedish writer
* Patricia Schady (born 1978), British astrophysicist
* Patricia Seteco (born 1992), Angolan footballer
* Trish Stratus (born 1975), Canadian professional wrestler, actress, and yoga instructor
* Patricia Taft (born 1984), American interior designer and philanthropist
* Patricia Maria Țig (born 1994), Romanian tennis player
* Patricia Maria Vanzella, Brazilian pianist and professor of music
* Patricia Wettig (born 1951), 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
* Trisha Yearwood (born 1964), American country singer

## Fictional characters

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

## See also

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* Patricia (genus), a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae
* List of storms named Patricia
* Hurricane Patricia, strongest storm ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere
* Patty (given name)
* Tricia
* Trish
* Trisha
* All pages with titles beginning with Pat
* All pages with titles beginning with Patricia
* All pages with titles containing Patricia

## References

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1. ^ a b Popularity of a Name. Social Security Administration ssa.gov, accessed June 26, 2017
2. ^ "Popular Names in Romania 2009".

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