Patrick

Definitions

1. A male given name.
   countable
2. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
   countable
3. A placename
   countable, uncountable
4. A village in Queensland, Australia; named for Patrick Creek, itself for Patrick, an Aboriginal assistant to Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police.
   countable, uncountable
5. A parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.
   countable, uncountable
6. A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.
   countable, uncountable
7. An unincorporated community in Nevada, United States; named for rancher Patrick McCarran.
   countable, uncountable
8. Ellipsis of Patrick County.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio, And much offence, too.”

“- Are unusual names nice? - Yes. - Then why am I called Patrick? She laughed but only for a little bit. She smiled at me, I think⟳ to make⟳ sure that I knew she wasn't laughing at me. - Because your daddy's called Patrick, she said. I liked that, being called after my da. - There are five Patricks in our class, I said. - Is that right? - Patrick Clarke. That's me. Patrick O'Neill. Patrick Redmond. Patrick Genocci. Patrick Flynn. - That's a lot, she said. - It's a nice name⟳. Very dignified. - Three of them are called Paddy, I told her. - One Pat and one Patrick.”

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