Pádraig
Pádraig [ ˈpɑːdrɪg ], also written Pádhraig , Pádraic or Pádhraic , is an Irish (Gaelic) male given name . In English , the first name Patrick corresponds to him .
It is derived from the Latin first name Patricius and owes its popularity in Ireland to Saint Patricius ("Patrick of Ireland", Irish Naomh Pádraig ; † in the 5th century), the patron and national saint of the country. As a baptismal name Pádraig or Patrick is common in Ireland since the 13th century.
A common short form or nickname is páidín , which in turn corresponds to the form paddy in English .
Name bearer
- Padraic Colum (1881–1972) Irish writer
- Pádraic Delaney (born 1977), Irish actor
- Pádraig Duggan (1949–2016), Irish musician and composer
- Pádraig Faulkner (1918–2012), Irish politician (Fianna Fáil)
- Pádraig Flynn (* 1939), Irish politician
- Pádraig Harrington (* 1971), Irish professional golfer
- Pádraig MacKernan (1940–2010), Irish diplomat
- Pádraic McCormack (born 1942), Irish politician
- Pádraic Ó Coinín (* 1949), Irish politician
- Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882–1928), Irish writer and journalist
- Pádraig Ó Riain (* 1939), Irish celtologist and hagiologist
- Pádraig Ó Síothcháin (1852–1913), Irish priest, writer and politician
- Pádraig Pearse (1879–1916), Irish teacher and writer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patrick Woulfe: Irish Names and Surname . MH Gill, Dublin 1922. p. 9.