Patrick (given name)

Patrick
	Stained glass window of Saint Patrick
Pronunciation	/ˈpætrɪk/ ; German: [patʁɪk]
Gender	Male
Name day	March 17
Origin
Language	Latin
Meaning	"Nobleman", "patrician"
Other names
Nicknames	Pat, Paddy, Patty, Rick, Ricky
Related names	Patricia, Pádraic, Pádraig, Pádraigín, Patrice, Patricio, Patrizio, Patryk

Last updated October 26, 2025

Patrick is a male given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius (meaning patrician, i.e. 'father', 'nobleman').^[1]

People named Patrick

Actors and entertainers

Patrick Armand, French ballet dancer
Patrick Brasca, Canadian–Taiwanese singer
Pat Boone (born 1934), American singer
Patrick Cargill, British actor
Pat Condell, English stand-up comedian
Patrick Condren (born 1967), Irish actor
Pat Corley, American actor
Patrick Dempsey (born 1966), American actor
Patrick Duffy, American actor
Patrick Ellis (radio host) (1943–2020), American radio show host
Patrick Nattawat Finkler (born 2003), Thai–German actor, singer, dancer, songwriter and model
Patrick Fugit (born 1982), American actor
Patrick Garcia (born 1981), Filipino actor
Patrick Gower, New Zealand journalist
Patrick Heusinger (born 1981), American actor
Patrick J. Adams (born 1981), Canadian actor
Patrick Macnee, English actor
Patrick Magee, Irish actor
Patrick McDonnell, Irish actor
Patrick McGoohan (1928–2009), Irish-American actor
Patrick Monahan, Irish comedian
Patrick O'Connell, Irish actor
Pat Paulsen (1927–1997), American comedian and satirist
Patrick Poivey (1948-2020), French voice of Bruce Willis.
Pat Sajak, American game show host
Patrick Stewart (born 1940), English actor
Patrick Swayze (1952–2009), American actor
Patrick Tam (actor) (born 1969), Hong Kong actor and singer
Patrick Tang (born 1974), Hong Kong singer, actor, and television host
Patrick Topaloff (1944–2010), French singer and actor
Patrick Troughton (1920–1987), English actor
Patrick Tse (born 1936), Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director
Patrick Warburton (born 1964), American actor
Patrick Waltz (1924–1972), American actor
Patrick Wilson (born 1973), American actor and singer

Other

Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor
Sean Patrick Thomas, American actor
Neil Patrick Harris, American actor

Authors

Patrick, the pseudonym used by artist John Byrne (born 1940), Scottish playwright
Patrick Cary (c. 1624–1658), English poet
Pat Chapman (food writer), English food writer
Padraic Colum (1881–1972), Irish author
Patrick Cullinan (1932–2011), South African poet and biographer
Patrick Delaforce, historian and British Army captain
Patrick Jennings (born 1962), American children's book author
Patrick Jones (born 1965), Welsh poet and playwright
Patrick Lane (1939–2019), Canadian poet
Patrick Modiano (born 1945), French novelist
Patrick Pearse (1879–1916), Irish poet and nationalist
Patrick O'Brian (1914–2000), English author and translator
Patrick Süskind (born 1949), German writer and screenwriter

Musicians

Pat Acuña (born 1986), American drummer, member of indie rock band Silent Old Mtns
Patrick Alavi, German musician
Pat Boone (born 1934), American singer
Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer
Patrick Bruel, French singer
Patrick Carney (born 1980), American drummer, member of indie rock band The Black Keys
Pat DiNizio (1955–2017), American songwriter, lead singer of the band The Smithereens
Patrick Doyle, Scottish film composer
Patrick Girondi, singer, composer
Patrick Hernandez, French singer
Patrick Lindner, German singer
Pat Metheny, American jazz guitarist
Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 1959), British singer
Patrick Monahan (born 1969), American musician (rock band Train)
Patrick "Pat" O'Brien, former lead guitarist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse, former member for the heavy metal band Nevermore and a former touring musician with the thrash metal band Slayer
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, known as Tinie Tempah, British rapper
Patrick Simmons (born 1948), American guitarist and singer, founding member of the band The Doobie Brothers
Patrick Stump (born 1984), American musician, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band Fall Out Boy
Patrick Walden (1978–2025), English rock guitarist
Patrick Wilson (born 1969), American musician, drummer of the band Weezer
Patrick Wolf (born 1983), English singer-songwriter

Politicians

Patrick Dankwa Anin (1928-1999), Ghanaian politician
Pat Bell (born 1957), Canadian politician)
Patrik Björck (born 1957), Swedish politician
Patrick Biggins, American politician
Patrick Blake (1846–1909), Canadian politician
Patrick Boland, Irish politician
Patrick Bonin, Canadian politician
Patrick Buchanan, American political commentator, author and politician
Patrick Byrne, Irish politician
Patrick Connor, Irish politician
Patrick Donnelly, Irish politician
Patrick Duffy, Irish politician
Patrick Duncan, South African politician
Patrik Engström (born 1968), Swedish politician
Patrick F. Gill, American Representative
Patrick Henry (1736–1799), American revolutionary figure
Patrick Hetzel (born 1964), French Member of Parliament
Patrick Hillery (1923–2008), the sixth President of Ireland (1976–1990)
Patrick Home (1728–1808), Scottish MP for Berwickshire (1784–1796)
Patrick J. Kennedy, former United States congressman
Patrick Leonard, Irish politician
Patrick Leahy (born 1940), American politician and attorney
Patrik Lundqvist (born 1984), Swedish politician
Patrick Matibini (born 1959), Zambian politician and judge / current speaker of the national assembly 'parliament'
Patrick Murphy, Irish politician
Patrick Norton, Irish politician
Patrick Palmer, Irish politician
Patrick Pearse (aka Pádraig Pearse) (1879–1916), Irish activist and revolutionary
Pat Roberts, American Senator from Kansas
Pat Robertson, American preacher and political figure
Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican U.N. judge
Patrick Tierney, Irish politician
Patrick Vahoe (born 1970), Solomon Islands politician
Patrick Vans, Scottish judge
Patrick Vanse (1655–1733), Scottish MP
Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (1948-2008), Former President of the Republic of Zambia

Religious figures

Saint Patrick, Christian saint
Patrick Duggan (bishop), Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland

Sportspeople

Patrick, the working name of professional wrestler Don Harris
Patrik Andersson, Swedish football player
Patrick Bailey (born 1999), American baseball player
Patrick Baldassarre (born 1986), Swiss basketball player
Patrick Bamford, English football player
Pat Barry (born 1979), American kickboxer and mixed martial artist
Pat Bastien (born 1991), American football player or coach
Pat Batteaux (born 1978), American football player
Patrick Battiston (born 1957), French footballer
Patrik Berger, Czech football player
Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player
Patrick Beverley (born 1968), American basketball player
Pat Boller (born 1972), American ice hockey coach and executive
Paddy Bradley, Irish Gaelic football player
Pat Bryant (born 2002), American football player
Patrick Burris, American judoka and two-time Olympian
Patrick Cain, American football player
Pat Calathes (born 1985), Greek-American basketball player
Pat Cash, Australian tennis player
Patrick Chan (born 1990), Canadian figure skater
Patrick Chung, American football player
Pat Coogan (born 2002), American football player
Pat Connaughton (born 1993), American basketball player
Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
Patrick Dangerfield, Australian football player
Patrik Divkovič (born 1999), Slovenian taekwondo practitioner
Patrick Dorgu (born 2004), Danish football player
Patrick Eaves, American-Canadian ice hockey player
Pat Elflein, American football player
Pat Elzie, American-German basketball coach and former player
Patrick Ewing, American basketball player
Patrick Faber (field hockey), Dutch field hockey player
Patrick Feeney (born 1991), American sprinter
Patrick Fernandes (born 1993), Cape Verdean footballer
Pat Freiermuth (born 1998), American football player
Patrick Gouge (born 2003), Jersey cricketer
Patrik Gunnarsson (born 2000), Icelandic footballer
Pádraig Harrington, Irish professional golfer
Patrick Heuscher, Swiss volleyball player
Patric Hörnqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
Patrik Jahoda (born 1993), Czech para-cyclist
Patrekur Jóhannesson, Icelandic handball coach
Patrick Kane, professional ice hockey player
Patrick Kluivert, Dutch football player and coach
Patrick Kühl, German swimmer
Patrik Kühnen, German tennis player
Patrik Laine, Finnish ice hockey player
Patrick Laird (born 1995), American football player
Patrick Lam (born 1983), Hong Kong equestrian
Patrick Larkins (1860–1918), American baseball player
Patrick Lewis, American football player
Pat Mahomes, American baseball player; father of Patrick Mahomes II
Patrick Mahomes II, American football player
Patrick Matt, Liechtensteiner cyclist
Pat Matzdorf, American athlete
Patrick Mazeika (born 1993), American baseball player
Patrick Mboma (born 1970), Cameroonian football player
Pat McAfee (born 1987), American football player
Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player
Patrick McGuirk (born 1967), American football player
Patrick McMorris (born 2001), American football player
Patrick Mekari (born 1997), American football player
Patrick Miller (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player
Patty Mills, Australian basketball player←
Patrick Monteverde (born 1997), American baseball player
Patrick Morris (American football) (born 1995), American football player
Pat Mountain (footballer), Welsh football player
Patrick O'Connell (1887–1959), Irish footballer
Pat O'Connor (disambiguation), multiple people
Pat O'Hanlon (born 1991), Australia Rugby League player
Patrick Owomoyela (born 1979), German footballer
Pat Pacillo (born 1963), American baseball player
Patrick Pedersen (born 1991), Danish footballer
Patrick Queen (born 1999), American football player
Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player
Patrick Rakovsky, German football player
Patrick Ramsey, American football player
Patrick Reilly (baseball) (born 2001), American baseball player
Patrick Ricard (American football) (born 1994), American football player
Pat Richards (born 1981), Australian Rugby League player
Patrick Rowe (born 1969), American football player
Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Pat Ryan (born 1955), American football player
Patrick Sammon (born 2003), American swimmer
Patrick Sandoval, American baseball player
Patrick Scales (American football), American football player
Patrick Schmollinger, Austrian swimmer
Patrick da Silva, Brazilian football player
Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper
Pat Spillane, Irish Gaelic footballer
Patrick Surtain (born 1976), American football player
Patrick Surtain II (born 2000), American football player
Pat Tillman (born 1976), American football player and Army Ranger
Patrick Vahe (born 1996), American football player
Patrick Veszpremi, Australian rules footballer
Patrick Vieira, Senegalese-born French football player
Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
Patrick Vörös (born 1993), Canadian professional wrestler
Patrick Weigel (born 1994), American baseball player
Patrick Willis (born 1985), American football player

Other

Patrick Abercrombie, English town planner
Patrick Ali Pahlavi, prince of the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran
Patrick Bokanowski, a French filmmaker
Patrick Tracy Burris (1967–2009), American spree killer
Patrick Carr (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrick Critton, American aircraft hijacker
Patrick E. Crago, American medical researcher
Patrick Wood Crusius (born 1998), perpetrator of the 2019 El Paso shooting
Patrick Degorce (born 1969), French hedge fund manager
Patrick Dumont, American businessman
Pat Finucane (1949–1989), Irish lawyer
Patrick Fitzgerald, American attorney
Patrick Flanagan, American inventor
Patrick Gaffney (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrik Gardesten, Swedish officer
Patrick de Gayardon (1960–1998), French skydiver, skysurfer and BASE jumper
Patrick Gordon, Imperial Russian Army general
Patrick Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrick Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrick Hemingway, son of author Ernest Hemingway
Patrick Hitler, half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
Patrick Jeffrey, American diver
Patrick Kearney (born 1939), American serial killer
Pat Kenny, Irish broadcaster
Patrick Kielty, Irish comedian
Pat Kiernan, Canadian-American TV anchor
Patrick Kong, Hong Kong film director
Patrick Lee (Chinese businessman)
Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939–2005; aka Patrick Lichfield), English photographer
Patrick Lin (chef), Hong Kong chef
Patrick Lin (cinematographer), Hong Kong cinematographer
Patrick Lung (1934–2014), Hong Kong film director
Patrick Lynch (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrick Mackay (born 1952), British serial killer
Patrick McGuinness (disambiguation), multiple people
Sir Patrick Moore, English astronomer
Patrick Moore (born 1947), former Greenpeace president
Patrick Nogueira, Brazilian murderer
Pat O'Brien, American radio and TV personality
Patrik Reuterswärd (1885–1963), Swedish diplomat
Patrick Russell (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrick Rechner, Canadian hostage taker in Bosnia
Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante, American comic book artist
Patrick Swift (1927–1983), Irish painter
Patrick Tam (film director) (born 1948), Hong Kong
Patrick Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrick Theodore, Australian footballer
Patrick Warren (born 1985), English missing person
Patrick Whelan (1893–1916), Irish Volunteer, killed in 1916
Patrick Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
Patrick Yau, Hong Kong film director

Fictional characters

Patrick, an Irish chip shop owner played by David Mullane in the British web series Corner Shop Show
Patrick, in Me Before You and its film adaptation
Patrick, a cement mixer in the British children's TV series Thomas & Friends
Patrick Bateman in Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho
Patrick Clifton, titular character in Postman Pat
Patrick Darling in Dirty Sexy Money
Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore in the Harry Potter series of books
Patrick Harper (fiction), the Irish right-hand man in the Sharpe book and television series
Patrick Jane, main character in The Mentalist
Paddy Kirk popular character in the Yorkshire-based soap opera Emmerdale.
Patrick Kuby, a character from the television series Breaking Bad
Patrick McKinney in the Netflix television series Stranger Things .
Patrick McReary, character in GTA IV and GTA V.
Patrick Star in the television series SpongeBob SquarePants
Patrick Verona, main character in 10 Things I Hate About You
Lord Harry, also known as Patrick, the locomotive character from The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry

References

↑ Neala, Shane (2015). Inspired Baby Names from Around the World. New World Library. pp. 552–554. ISBN 978-1-60868-320-8.

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[:0-1] Neala, Shane (2015). Inspired Baby Names from Around the World. New World Library. pp. 552–554. ISBN 978-1-60868-320-8.

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