Patricia

pah-TRISH-ah, pah-TRISH-ee-ah

Latin

"noble, patrician"

Patricia Origin and Meaning

The name Patricia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "noble, patrician".

Patricia still sounds patrician, though its scores of nicknames definitely don't. Wildly popular from the forties (alternately Number 3 and 4 throughout the decade) to the sixties, Patricia has been fading ever since. But a comeback in its full form is definitely conceivable—just look at Penelope.

Patricia began not in Ireland, as some may think, but evolved in Scotland, going on to become mega popular in Britain after the christening of Queen Victoria's granddaughter, Princess Patricia of Connaught, known as "Princess Pat" (though called Patsy by the family).

Several of Patricia's short forms took on lives of their own—first Patsy, which was replaced by Patti/Patty, followed by the more upwardly mobile Tricia, Trisha, Trish, Tisha, and Tish. Patrizia is an attractive Italian version.

Two bestselling contemporary novelists are Patricia Highsmith and Patricia Cornwell, and Patricia is also Rooney Mara's birth name.

Patricia Rank in US Top 1000

# 938 in the US

Patricia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 591 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Patricia

• 938 US 2019
• 591 Nameberry 2025
• 302 Unique 2024
• 650 England 2021
• 387 Germany 2016
• 84 Spain 2012
• 94 Portugal 2014
• 199 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Patricia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Patricia.

• Deborah
• Suzanne
• Susan
• Paula
• Donna
• Linda
• Janet
• Pamela
• Karen
• Joanne
• Hillary
• Brenda
• Diane
• Barbara
• Janice
• Hilary
• Carla
• Ellen
• Jill
• Paulina

Famous People Named Patricia

• Patricia Castle Richardson American actress
• Patricia (Carroll Daniels) Cornwell American novelist
• Patricia T. Arquette American actress
• Patricia Mell "Patti" Blagojevich wife of U.S. politician Rod Blagojevich
• Patricia Helen "Pat" Kennedy Lawford sister of President John F. Kennedy, wife of actor Peter Lawford
• Patricia Marie Elizabeth "Patti" Murin American actress
• Patricia Helen Heaton American actress
• Patricia Davies Clarkson American actress
• Patsy Louise "Patricia" Neal American actress
• Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith American singer,songwriter and poet
• (Mary) Patricia Highsmith American novelist
• Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murray U.S. Senator from Washington
• Patricia Jane "Patty" Berg American pro golfer
• Patricia Jean "Patty" Griffin American singer,songwriter
• (Victoria) Patricia Helena Elizabeth Princess of Connaught, granddaughter of Britain's Queen Victoria
• Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd English model and photographer, ex,wife of Eric Clapton and George Harrison
• Patricia "Pattie" Mallette mother of Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber
• Patricia Day Danish lead singer and bassist of band Horrorpops
• Patricia Donnelly Miss America 1939
• Patricia Rooney Mara American actress and heiress
• Patricia Tarabini Argentine tennis player
• Patricia Mayr Achleitner, Austrian tennis player
• Patricia Hy Boulais, Hong,Kong,Canadian tennis player
• Patricia Lee Lloyd, half,sister of Oprah Winfrey
• Patricia Yurena Rodríguez (Alonso) Miss Spain 2013
• Patricia Peklar Miss Earth Slovenia 2014
• Patricia Medrado Brazilian tennis player
• Patricia Javiera López Menadier Chilean actress
• (Claudia) Patricia Murillo Miss El Salvador Universe 2014
• Edith Vivian Patricia Upton (b. 2015) daughter of actress Cate Blanchett
• Patricia Borsanyi Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
• Patricia "Pat" Summitt American basketball coach
• Patricia Pendergraft author

The name Patricia in Pop Culture

• Patricia "Pat" O'Sullivan a main character in the St Clare series by Enid Blyton; twin of sister Isabel
• Patricia minor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Patricia Jenner character in movie "Jeepers Creepers"
• Patricia "Patti" Mayonnaise character from animated series "Doug"
• (Scarlett) Patricia Moon Butcher character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Patricia Kent character on TV's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
• Patricia Ray character from What Real Life Is
• Patricia 'Patty' Halliwell character on TV series "Charmed"
• Patricia Brown character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Patricia Williamson character on Nickelodeon's "House of Anubis"
• Patricia Thornton character on TV's "MacGyver"
• Patricia "Patty" Bladell main character in series "Insatiable"

International Variations of the name Patricia

• Patrice French
• Patrika Scandinavian
• Pádraigín Irish Gaelic
• Padrika Slavic
• Patrizia Italian
• Patryka Polish