Patricia is a feminine given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word patrician, meaning 'noble', it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. Another well-known variant is Patrice.
According to the US Social Security Administration records, the use of the name for newborns peaked at #3 from 1937 to 1943 in the United States, after which it dropped in popularity, sliding to #745 in 2016. From 1928 to 1967, the name was ranked among the top 11 female names.
In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, the name Patrícia/Patricia is common as well, pronounced [paˈtɾisiɐ] in Portuguese and [paˈtɾisja] in Spanish. In Catalan and Portuguese it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria Patrizia is the form, pronounced [paˈtrittsja] in Italian and [paˈtʁiːtsi̯a] in German. In Polish, the variant is Patrycja, pronounced [paˈtrɨt͡sja]. It is also used in Romania, in 2009 being the 43rd most common name for baby girls.
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People
Patricia of Naples (died c. 665), Italian Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint
Patricia Adams (1949–2020), American actress who used the stage name Velvet Rhodes
Patricia Allan (born 1938), New Zealand nurse and vicar
Patricia Angadi (1914–2001), British portrait painter and novelist
Patricia Arquette (born 1968), American actress and director
Pat Ashworth (1930–2023), British nursing sister
Patricia Bell-Scott, American scholar of women's studies and black feminism
Pat Benatar (born 1953), American singer
Patrice Bergeron (born 1985), Canadian former professional hockey player
Patricia Boy, American politician
Patricia Bracewell (born 1950), American author of historical fiction
Patricia Brake (1942–2022), English actress
Patricia Briggs (born 1965), American author
Patricia M. Bryson, American clubwoman
Pat Cadigan (born 1953), American author
Patricia Clarkson (born 1959), American actress
Pat Cochran (1916–2007), American politician
Patricia "Tricia" Nixon Cox (born 1946), daughter of Richard Nixon
Patricia Hill Collins (born 1948), American scholar of feminism and gender
Patricia Cornwell (born 1956), American author
Patricia Crampton (1925–2016), British literary translator
Patricia Dagban-Zonvidé (born 1960), Togolese politician
Patti Davis (born 1952), American actress and author
Patricia Delgado, American ballet dancer
Pat Dowell (born 1957), American politician
Patricia Emonet (born 1956), French alpine skier
Patty (singer) (born 1960), Japanese–American singer Patricia Fink
Patricia C. Frist (1939–2021), American businesswoman and philanthropist
Patricia Gaztañaga (born 1966), Spanish television presenter
Patricia Gibney, Irish author
Patricia Gómez (born 1971), Bolivian politician
Patricia Gonçalves (politician) (born 1971), Portuguese politician
Patrícia Gouveia (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
Patricia Grace (born 1937), Maori writer
Patricia Guerrero Acevedo (born 1956), Colombian lawyer and feminist activist.
Patricia Gutiérrez (born 1983), Venezuelan politician
Patricia Hernández (politician) (born 1980), Canary Island politician
Pat Harvey (born 1955), American journalist
Patricia Heaton (born 1958), American actress, comedian, producer and model
Patricia Hennin, Canadian multi-sport Paralympic athlete
Patty Hearst (born 1954), American heiress
Patricia Hewitt (born 1948), Australian-born British Labour Party politician
Patricia Higgins, American politician
Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), American novelist
Patricia Hodge (born 1946), English actress
Patricia Hollingsworth Holshouser (1939–2006), American civic leader and nurse
Patricia Hunt, New Zealand chemist
Patricia Hy-Boulais (born 1965), former tennis player
Patricia Janečková (1998–2023), Slovak opera singer
Patricia Joudry (1921 – 2000), Canadian playwright and author.
Patricia Penn Anne Kemp, Canadian writer better known as Penn Kemp
Patricia Kalember (born 1956), American actress
Patricia Krenwinkel (born 1947), convicted murderer
Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924–2006), American socialite
Patti LaBelle (born 1944), American singer, songwriter
Patricia Lamah (born 1987), Guinean politician and hairdresser
Patricia Lawson (1929–2019), Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach
Patricia Lemoine (born 1961), French politician
Patricia Littlechild (born 1965), Scottish sport shooter and neurosurgeon
Pat Lundvall, American lawyer
Patricia Madigan, Australian Catholic, interfaith leader, feminist writer
Patricia Magtanong (born 1994), Miss International Philippines 2019
Patricia Mancilla (born 1966), Bolivian politician
Rooney Mara (born 1985), American film actress (born Patricia Rooney Mara)
Patricia Marroquín (born 1970), Guatemalan public figure and the incumbent First Lady of Guatemala
Pat Marsh (ice hockey) (1934–2017), British ice hockey administrator
Patricia Mayayo (born 1967), Spanish art historian
Patricia McConnell (born 1948), American ethologist, author, advice columnist, and radio host
Pat McDonagh (1934–2014), British fashion designer
Patricia McKenzie, Canadian actress, dancer and singer
Patricia A. McKillip (1948–2022), American fantasy and science fiction writer
Patricia McPherson (born 1954), American actress
Patricia Medina – British actress (1919–2012)
Patricia Mountain, English politician
Patricia Navidad (born 1973), Mexican actress and singer
Patricia Neal (1926–2010), American actress
Patricia Newcomb (born 1930), American producer and publicist
Pat Nixon (1912–1993), former First Lady of the United States
Patricia O'Connor, multiple people
Patricia O'Lynn (born 1989), Northern Irish politician
Patrice O'Neal (1969–2011), American stand-up comedian and actor
Patricia Owens (1925–2000), Canadian-born American actress
Patricia Petersen, Australian academic, politician, actress, playwright and director
Patricia Poleo (born 1965), Venezuelan journalist
Pat Phoenix (1923–1986), British actress (born Patricia Phoenix)
Patricia Piccinini, Australian artist and sculptor
Patricia Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people
Patricia Redlich (1940–2011), Irish clinical psychologist
Patricia Richardson (born 1951), American television and film actress
Patricia Rideout-Rosenberg (1931–2006), Canadian contralto and music educator
Patricia Routledge (1929–2025), British actress
Patricia Rozema (born 1958), Canadian film director, writer and producer
Patricia Ruanne (1945–2022), British ballerina
Patrice Rushen (born 1954), American jazz pianist, R&B singer, composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director
Pat Russell (1923–2021), American community activist and politician
Patricia Randall Tindale (1926–2011), English architect and civil servant
Patricia Salas O'Brien (born 1958), Peruvian sociologist and Minister of Education
Patricia Tudor Sandahl (born 1940), Swedish writer
Patricia Schady (born 1978), British astrophysicist
Patricia Seteco (born 1992), Angolan footballer
Patricia Walton Shelby (1928–2002), American civic leader
Pat Spearman (born 1955), American politician
Patricia Stanciu (born 2011), Romanian rhythmic gymnast
Trish Stratus (born 1975), Canadian professional wrestler, actress, and yoga instructor
Patricia Taft (born 1984), American interior designer and philanthropist
Patricia Maria Țig (born 1994), Romanian tennis player
Patricia Maria Vanzella, Brazilian pianist and professor of music
Patricia Wettig (born 1951), American actress and playwright
Patricia Woodlock (1873 – alive in 1930), British artist and suffragette
Patricia Young, Canadian poet
Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886–1974), member of the British royal family
Trisha Yearwood (born 1964), American country singer
Fictional characters
Patricia Dorval, a survivor in the video game Identity V
Patricia Martin (パトリシア・マーティン), a fictional character with her nickname Patty (パティ) in the slice-of-life comedy manga and anime series Lucky Star
Patricia Robertson (comics), Marvel Comics character
Patricia "Patty" Spivot, a character in DC Comics
Patricia "Patty" O'Brien, a character in Candy Candy
Patricia Walker, Marvel Comics superhero Hellcat
Patricia, Morgana's human alterego from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Peppermint Patty - Peanuts comic strip character
Patricia "Tater" Ramirez Humphrey and Bisabuela Patricia "Pati" Platas, Primos