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Paddy (male)

Variants:Pat (M)
Pet Name for:Pàdraig (M) Patrick (M)
Feminine form:Paddy (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English and Irish pet name for Patrick/Pádraig, from Latin "nobleman" or "patrician"; and a perhaps less than polite nickname for any Irishman.
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