Name: Patricia
Gender: Female
Usage: Patricia, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Patricia are in general originating from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Patricia across the world, see Pat.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Patricia is: A patrician, Of noble descent.
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Numerology of the first name Patricia: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Patricia is ranked on the 108th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 4584900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.063% of the population. The name Patricia has eight characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Patricia for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Patricia is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Patricia /pəˈtrɪʃə/ is a common female given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Latin word patrician, meaning "noble". The masculine form of the name is Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United States according to the 1990 US Census.
It is commonly shortened to 'Pat', 'Pati/Paty', 'Patsy', 'Patty/Patti/Pattie', 'Trish' or 'Trisha/Tricia'. These diminutives are sometimes used as names in their own right. Another well-known variant of this 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 USA, after which it dropped in popularity, reaching a low of #442 in 2007. From 1928 to 1967, the name was ranked among the top #11 female names.
In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries, the name Patricia is common as well, pronounced [paˈtrisja], while in Italy Patrizia is the form, pronounced [paˈtriːtsja]. In Polish, the variant is Patrycja.
English: feminine form of Patrick, also found in Spanish and Portuguese as a feminine of Patricio.
Cognate: Italian: Patrizia.
Short forms: English: Pat, Tricia, Trisha.
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