Meaning, origin and history of the name Patsy

Gender Feminine & Masculine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈpæt.si/ (English) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Variant of Patty, also used as a diminutive of Patrick.

Feminine FormsPatrice, Patricia (English) Pádraigín (Irish)

Other Languages & CulturesPatricia, Patricius (Ancient Roman) Marta (Belarusian) Martha (Biblical) Martha (Biblical Greek) Martha (Biblical Latin) Padrig (Breton) Marta, Patritsiya (Bulgarian) Marta (Catalan) Marta, Patricija, Patrik (Croatian) Marta, Patricie, Patrik (Czech) Martha, Patrick (Danish) Marta, Martha, Patricia (Dutch) Marta (Estonian) Martta, Patrik (Finnish) Marthe, Patrice, Patricia, Patrick (French) Marta (Georgian) Marta, Martha, Patricia, Patrick (German) Martha (Greek) Márta, Patrícia, Patrik, Mártuska (Hungarian) Marta, Patrekur (Icelandic) Marta, Patrizia, Patrizio (Italian) Marta, Patrīcija, Patriks (Latvian) Morta, Patricija (Lithuanian) Marta (Macedonian) Marthese (Maltese) Pherick (Manx) Matty, Pate (Medieval English) Maata, Patariki (Māori) Marte, Martha, Marthe, Patrick (Norwegian) Patric (Occitan) Pátraic (Old Irish) Marta, Patrycja, Patryk, Pati, Patka (Polish) Marta, Patrícia, Patrício (Portuguese) Marta (Romanian) Marfa, Marta, Patritsiya (Russian) Pàdraig (Scottish Gaelic) Marta (Serbian) Marta, Patrícia, Patrik, Paťka (Slovak) Marta, Patricija (Slovene) Marta, Patricia, Patricio, Martha, Martita, Pati (Spanish) Marta, Martha, Patrick, Patrik, Patric (Swedish) Marta (Ukrainian) Padrig (Welsh)

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