Paddy (name)

Paddy (British pronunciation: [ ˈpadi ], American and Irish pronunciation: [ ˈpædi ]) is a short or nickname of the English given name Patrick , which is particularly common in Ireland.

It corresponds to the Irish (Gaelic) form Páidín , short for Pádraig .

“Paddy” is also used in English as a generic nickname and mockery for the Irish, see the article Paddy (ethnophaulism) on this aspect .

Name bearer

Paddy Ashdown (1941-2018), British politician
Paddy Barnes (* 1987), Irish boxer
Paddy Bedford (1922-2007), Australian painter
Paddy Belton (1926–1987), Irish politician
Paddy Burke (* 1955), Irish politician
Paddy Chayefsky (1923–1981), American playwright and screenwriter
Paddy Considine (born 1973), British actor
Paddy DeMarco (1928-1997), American boxer
Paddy Donegan (1923-2000), Irish politician
Paddy Driscoll (1895-1968), American baseball and football player and coach
Paddy Driver (* 1934), South African racing driver
Paddy Dunne (1928-2006), Irish politician
Paddy Gloor (* 1976), Swiss marksman
Paddy John (* 1990), Dutch soccer player
Paddy Kälin (* 1976), Swiss television presenter
Paddy Keenan (born 1950), Irish musician
Paddy Kelly (* 1977), Irish-American musician
Paddy Kenny (born 1978), Irish football player
Paddy Kroetz (* 1978), German television presenter
Paddy Lowe (* 1962), British Formula 1 engineer
Paddy Madden (born 1990), Irish football player
Paddy McAloon (* 1957), British musician
Paddy McCourt (born 1983), Irish football player
Paddy McGuigan (1939-2014), Irish folk singer and musician
Paddy Milner (* 1980), British jazz pianist
Paddy Moloney (born 1938), Irish musician
Paddy Nelson (1919–1999), Australian painter
Paddy O'Toole (born 1938), Irish politician
Paddy Power (1928-2013), Irish politician
Paddy Reilly (born 1939), Irish musician
Paddy Roy Bates (1921–2012), British operator of a pirate station and founder of the micronation Sealand
Paddy Schmidt (* 1963), German musician
Paddy Whannel (1922-1980), British media theorist