{{Other uses}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Patricia | image = Livia statue.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Roman empress Livia was a patrician | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|t|r|ɪ|ʃ|ə}} {{respell|pə|TRISH|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|USalso|p|ə|ˈ|t|r|iː|ʃ|ə}} {{respell|pə|TREE|shə}} | gender = Female | meaning = ''Noblewoman'', ''patrician'' | region = | languageorigin = Latin | related names = Patrick, Pat, Patrice, Patsy, Patti, Tricia, Trish, Trixie, Patrizia | footnotes = }} '''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.<ref name="ssa">Popularity of a Name. [http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ Social Security Administration] ''ssa.gov'', accessed June 26, 2017</ref> From 1928 to 1967, the name was ranked among the top 11 female names.<ref name=ssa/>
In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, the name Patrícia/Patricia is common as well, pronounced {{IPA|pt|paˈtɾisiɐ|}} in Portuguese and {{IPA|es|paˈtɾisja|}} in Spanish. In Catalan and Portuguese it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria Patrizia is the form, pronounced {{IPA|it|paˈtrittsja|}} in Italian and {{IPA|de|paˈtʁiːtsi̯a|}} in German. In Polish, the variant is Patrycja, pronounced {{IPA|pl|paˈtrɨt͡sja|}}. It is also used in Romania, in 2009 being the 43rd most common name for baby girls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/romania/2009|title=Popular Names in Romania 2009}}</ref>
== People == * 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 Allan (born 1938), New Zealand nurse and vicar * 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 * Pat Cochran (1916–2007), American politician * 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 Crampton (1925–2016), British literary translator * 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 Higgins, American 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 Lamah (born 1987), Guinean politician and hairdresser * 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 * {{Annotated link|Patricia Medina}} * 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 (1929–2025), 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 *Patricia Walton Shelby (1928–2002), American civic leader * Pat Spearman (born 1955), American politician * Patricia Stanciu (born 2011), Romanian rhythmic gymnast * 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== * Patricia Dorval, a survivor in the video game ''Identity V'' * {{Nihongo|Patricia Martin|パトリシア・マーティン}}, a fictional character with her nickname {{Nihongo|Patty|パティ}} in the slice-of-life comedy manga and anime series ''Lucky Star'' * 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'' * Peppermint Patty - Peanuts comic strip character * Patricia "Tater" Ramirez Humphrey and Bisabuela Patricia "Pati" Platas, ''Primos''
== See also == * ''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 *{{lookfrom|Pat}} {{srt}}
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