# Patricia

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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Patricia 
| image = Livia statue.jpg
| imagesize = 
| caption = Roman empress [Livia](/source/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](/source/Noblewoman)'', ''[patrician](/source/Patrician_(ancient_Rome))''
| region = 
| languageorigin = [Latin](/source/Latin)
| related names = [Patrick](/source/Patrick_(disambiguation)), [Pat](/source/Pat_(disambiguation)), [Patrice](/source/Patrice), [Patsy](/source/Patsy), [Patti](/source/Patti_(name)), [Tricia](/source/Tricia), [Trish](/source/Trish), [Trixie](/source/Trixie_(disambiguation)), [Patrizia](/source/Patrizia)
| footnotes =
}}
'''Patricia''' is a feminine [given name](/source/given_name) of [Latin](/source/Latin_language) origin. Derived from the Latin word ''[patrician](/source/Patrician_(ancient_Rome))'', meaning 'noble', it is the feminine form of the masculine given name [Patrick](/source/Patrick_(given_name)).  Another well-known variant is [Patrice](/source/Patrice).

According to the US [Social Security Administration](/source/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](/source/Catalan_language) and [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language) it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria [Patrizia](/source/Patrizia) is the form, pronounced {{IPA|it|paˈtrittsja|}} in Italian and {{IPA|de|paˈtʁiːtsi̯a|}} in German. In [Polish](/source/Polish_language), 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](/source/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](/source/Velvet_Rhodes)
* [Patricia Allan](/source/Patricia_Allan) (born 1938), New Zealand nurse and vicar
* [Patricia Angadi](/source/Patricia_Angadi) (1914-2001), British portrait painter and novelist
* [Patricia Arquette](/source/Patricia_Arquette) (born 1968), American actress and director
* [Pat Ashworth](/source/Pat_Ashworth) (1930–2023), British nursing sister 
* [Patricia Bell-Scott](/source/Patricia_Bell-Scott), American scholar of women's studies and black feminism
* [Pat Benatar](/source/Pat_Benatar) (born 1953), American singer
* [Patrice Bergeron](/source/Patrice_Bergeron) (born 1985), Canadian former professional hockey player
* [Patricia Boy](/source/Patricia_Boy), American politician
* [Patricia Bracewell](/source/Patricia_Bracewell) (born 1950), American author of historical fiction
* [Patricia Brake](/source/Patricia_Brake) (1942–2022), English actress
* [Patricia Briggs](/source/Patricia_Briggs) (born 1965), American author
* [Patricia M. Bryson](/source/Patricia_M._Bryson), American clubwoman
* [Pat Cadigan](/source/Pat_Cadigan) (born 1953), American author
* [Patricia Clarkson](/source/Patricia_Clarkson) (born 1959), American actress
* [Pat Cochran](/source/Pat_Cochran) (1916–2007), American politician
* [Patricia "Tricia" Nixon Cox](/source/Tricia_Nixon_Cox) (born 1946), daughter of Richard Nixon
* [Patricia Hill Collins](/source/Patricia_Hill_Collins) (born 1948), American scholar of feminism and gender
* [Patricia Cornwell](/source/Patricia_Cornwell) (born 1956), American author
* [Patricia Crampton](/source/Patricia_Crampton) (1925–2016), British literary translator
* [Patricia Dagban-Zonvidé](/source/Patricia_Dagban-Zonvide) (born 1960), Togolese politician
* [Patti Davis](/source/Patti_Davis) (born 1952), American actress and author
* [Patricia Delgado](/source/Patricia_Delgado), American ballet dancer
* [Pat Dowell](/source/Pat_Dowell) (born 1957), American politician
* [Patricia Emonet](/source/Patricia_Emonet) (born 1956), French alpine skier
* [Patty (singer)](/source/Patty_(singer)) (born 1960), Japanese–American singer Patricia Fink
* [Patricia C. Frist](/source/Patricia_C._Frist) (1939–2021), American businesswoman and philanthropist
* [Patricia Gaztañaga](/source/Patricia_Gazta%C3%B1aga) (born 1966), Spanish television presenter
* [Patricia Gibney](/source/Patricia_Gibney), Irish author
* [Patricia Gómez](/source/Patricia_G%C3%B3mez) (born 1971), Bolivian politician
* [Patricia Gonçalves (politician)](/source/Patricia_Gon%C3%A7alves_(politician)) (born 1971), Portuguese politician
* [Patrícia Gouveia](/source/Patr%C3%ADcia_Gouveia) (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
* [Patricia Grace](/source/Patricia_Grace) (born 1937), Maori writer
* [Patricia Guerrero Acevedo](/source/Patricia_Guerrero_Acevedo) (born 1956), Colombian lawyer and feminist activist. 
* [Patricia Gutiérrez](/source/Patricia_Guti%C3%A9rrez) (born 1983), Venezuelan politician
* [Patricia Hernández (politician)](/source/Patricia_Hern%C3%A1ndez_(politician)) (born 1980), Canary Island politician
* [Pat Harvey](/source/Pat_Harvey) (born 1955), American journalist
* [Patricia Heaton](/source/Patricia_Heaton) (born 1958), American actress, comedian, producer and model
* [Patricia Hennin](/source/Patricia_Hennin), Canadian multi-sport Paralympic athlete
* [Patty Hearst](/source/Patty_Hearst) (born 1954), American heiress
* [Patricia Hewitt](/source/Patricia_Hewitt) (born 1948), Australian-born British Labour Party politician
* [Patricia Higgins](/source/Patricia_Higgins), American politician
* [Patricia Highsmith](/source/Patricia_Highsmith) (1921–1995), American novelist
* [Patricia Hodge](/source/Patricia_Hodge) (born 1946), English actress
* [Patricia Hollingsworth Holshouser](/source/Patricia_Hollingsworth_Holshouser) (1939–2006), American civic leader and nurse
* [Patricia Hunt](/source/Patricia_Hunt_(chemist)), New Zealand chemist
* [Patricia Hy-Boulais](/source/Patricia_Hy-Boulais) (born 1965), former tennis player
* [Patricia Janečková](/source/Patricia_Jane%C4%8Dkov%C3%A1) (1998-2023), Slovak opera singer
* [Patricia Joudry](/source/Patricia_Joudry) (1921 – 2000), Canadian playwright and author.
* [Patricia Penn Anne Kemp](/source/Patricia_Penn_Anne_Kemp), Canadian writer better known as Penn Kemp
* [Patricia Kalember](/source/Patricia_Kalember) (born 1956), American actress
* [Patricia Krenwinkel](/source/Patricia_Krenwinkel) (born 1947), convicted murderer
* [Patricia Kennedy Lawford](/source/Patricia_Kennedy_Lawford) (1924–2006), American socialite
* [Patti LaBelle](/source/Patti_LaBelle) (born 1944), American singer, songwriter
* [Patricia Lamah](/source/Patricia_Lamah) (born 1987), Guinean politician and hairdresser
* [Patricia Lawson](/source/Patricia_Lawson) (1929–2019), Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach
* [Patricia Lemoine](/source/Patricia_Lemoine) (born 1961), French politician
* [Patricia Littlechild](/source/Patricia_Littlechild) (born 1965), Scottish sport shooter and neurosurgeon
* [Pat Lundvall](/source/Pat_Lundvall), American lawyer
* [Patricia Madigan](/source/Patricia_Madigan), Australian Catholic, interfaith leader, feminist writer
* [Patricia Magtanong](/source/Patricia_Magtanong) (born 1994), Miss International Philippines 2019
* [Patricia Mancilla](/source/Patricia_Mancilla) (born 1966), Bolivian politician
* [Rooney Mara](/source/Rooney_Mara) (born 1985), American film actress (born Patricia Rooney Mara)
* [Patricia Marroquín](/source/Patricia_Marroqu%C3%ADn) (born 1970), Guatemalan public figure and the incumbent First Lady of Guatemala
* [Pat Marsh (ice hockey)](/source/Pat_Marsh_(ice_hockey)) (1934–2017), British ice hockey administrator
* [Patricia Mayayo](/source/Patricia_Mayayo) (born 1967), Spanish art historian
* [Patricia McConnell](/source/Patricia_McConnell) (born 1948), American ethologist, author, advice columnist, and radio host
* [Pat McDonagh](/source/Pat_McDonagh_(fashion_designer)) (1934–2014), British fashion designer
* [Patricia McKenzie](/source/Patricia_McKenzie), Canadian actress, dancer and singer
* [Patricia A. McKillip](/source/Patricia_A._McKillip) (1948–2022), American fantasy and science fiction writer
* [Patricia McPherson](/source/Patricia_McPherson) (born 1954), American actress
* {{Annotated link|Patricia Medina}}
* [Patricia Mountain](/source/Patricia_Mountain), English politician
* [Patricia Navidad](/source/Patricia_Navidad) (born 1973), Mexican actress and singer
* [Patricia Neal](/source/Patricia_Neal) (1926–2010), American actress
* [Patricia Newcomb](/source/Patricia_Newcomb) (born 1930), American producer and publicist
* [Pat Nixon](/source/Pat_Nixon) (1912–1993), former First Lady of the United States
* [Patricia O'Connor](/source/Patricia_O'Connor_(disambiguation)), multiple people
* [Patricia O'Lynn](/source/Patricia_O'Lynn) (born 1989), Northern Irish politician
* [Patrice O'Neal](/source/Patrice_O'Neal) (1969–2011), American stand-up comedian and actor
* [Patricia Owens](/source/Patricia_Owens) (1925–2000), Canadian-born American actress
* [Patricia Petersen](/source/Patricia_Petersen), Australian academic, politician, actress, playwright and director
* [Patricia Poleo](/source/Patricia_Poleo) (born 1965), Venezuelan journalist
* [Pat Phoenix](/source/Pat_Phoenix) (1923–1986), British actress (born Patricia Phoenix) 
* [Patricia Piccinini](/source/Patricia_Piccinini), Australian artist and sculptor
* [Patricia Quinn (disambiguation)](/source/Patricia_Quinn_(disambiguation)), multiple people
* [Patricia Redlich](/source/Patricia_Redlich) (1940–2011), Irish clinical psychologist
* [Patricia Richardson](/source/Patricia_Richardson) (born 1951), American television and film actress
* [Patricia Routledge](/source/Patricia_Routledge) (1929–2025), British actress
* [Patricia Rozema](/source/Patricia_Rozema) (born 1958), Canadian film director, writer and producer
* [Patricia Ruanne](/source/Patricia_Ruanne) (1945–2022), British ballerina
* [Patrice Rushen](/source/Patrice_Rushen) (born 1954), American [jazz](/source/jazz) pianist, [R&B](/source/rhythm_and_blues) singer, composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director
* [Pat Russell](/source/Pat_Russell) (1923–2021), American community activist and politician
* [Patricia Randall Tindale](/source/Patricia_Randall_Tindale) (1926–2011), English architect and civil servant
* [Patricia Salas O'Brien](/source/Patricia_Salas_O'Brien) (born 1958), Peruvian sociologist and Minister of Education
* [Patricia Tudor Sandahl](/source/Patricia_Tudor_Sandahl) (born 1940), Swedish writer
* [Patricia Schady](/source/Patricia_Schady) (born 1978), British astrophysicist
* [Patricia Seteco](/source/Patricia_Seteco) (born 1992), Angolan footballer
*[Patricia Walton Shelby](/source/Patricia_Walton_Shelby) (1928–2002), American civic leader
* [Pat Spearman](/source/Pat_Spearman) (born 1955), American politician
* [Patricia Stanciu](/source/Patricia_Stanciu) (born 2011), Romanian rhythmic gymnast
* [Trish Stratus](/source/Trish_Stratus) (born 1975), Canadian [professional wrestler](/source/professional_wrestler), actress, and [yoga](/source/yoga) instructor
* [Patricia Taft](/source/Patricia_Taft) (born 1984), American interior designer and philanthropist
* [Patricia Maria Țig](/source/Patricia_Maria_%C8%9Aig) (born 1994), Romanian tennis player
* [Patricia Maria Vanzella](/source/Patricia_Maria_Vanzella), Brazilian pianist and professor of music
* [Patricia Wettig](/source/Patricia_Wettig) (born 1951), American actress and playwright
* [Patricia Woodlock](/source/Patricia_Woodlock) (1873 – ''alive in'' 1930), British artist and suffragette 
* [Patricia Young](/source/Patricia_Young), Canadian poet
* [Princess Patricia of Connaught](/source/Princess_Patricia_of_Connaught) (1886–1974), member of the British royal family
* [Trisha Yearwood](/source/Trisha_Yearwood) (born 1964), American country singer

==Fictional characters==
* Patricia Dorval, a survivor in the video game ''[Identity V](/source/Identity_V)''
* {{Nihongo|[Patricia Martin](/source/List_of_Lucky_Star_characters)|パトリシア・マーティン}}, a fictional character with her nickname {{Nihongo|[Patty](/source/List_of_Sword_Art_Online_characters)|パティ}} in the [slice-of-life](/source/Slice_of_life) [comedy](/source/comedy) [manga](/source/Yonkoma) and [anime](/source/anime) series ''[Lucky Star](/source/Lucky_Star_(manga))''
* [Patricia Robertson (comics)](/source/Patricia_Robertson_(comics)), Marvel Comics character
* [Patricia "Patty" Spivot](/source/Patty_Spivot), a character in [DC Comics](/source/DC_Comics)
* Patricia "Patty" O'Brien, a character in [Candy Candy](/source/Candy_Candy)
* [Patricia Walker](/source/Patricia_Walker), Marvel Comics superhero Hellcat
* Patricia, Morgana's human alterego from ''[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea](/source/The_Little_Mermaid_II%3A_Return_to_the_Sea)''
* [Peppermint Patty](/source/Peppermint_Patty) - Peanuts comic strip character
* Patricia "Tater" Ramirez Humphrey and Bisabuela Patricia "Pati" Platas, ''[Primos](/source/Primos_(TV_series))''

== See also ==
* [''Patricia'' (genus)](/source/Patricia_(genus)), a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae
* [List of storms named Patricia](/source/List_of_storms_named_Patricia)
** [Hurricane Patricia](/source/Hurricane_Patricia), strongest storm ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere
* [Patty (given name)](/source/Patty_(given_name))
* [Tricia](/source/Tricia)
* [Trish](/source/Trish)
* [Trisha](/source/Trisha)
*{{lookfrom|Pat}}
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== References ==
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