The first name Patricia

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Meaning

The name Patricia shares the meaning of Patrick and Patrice, “noble, patrician”.

Historical origin

The name Patricia is the feminine form of Patricius, spread notably through English.

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In Quebec, Patricia appears notably in Anglophone, Irish, and Scottish families and in communities where several language traditions met.

Pronunciation:pa-tri-siapɐtɹɪʃə

Frequency of the first name Patricia by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Patricia by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name PatriciaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Patricia in baptisms by year.10075502501800184118821923196420051800–1804 3 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1920–1924 15 baptisms1925–1929 21 baptisms1930–1934 12 baptisms1935–1939 21 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1945–1949 9 baptisms1950–1954 24 baptisms1955–1959 27 baptisms1960–1964 21 baptisms1965–1969 21 baptisms1970–1974 30 baptisms1975–1979 78 baptisms1980–1984 48 baptisms1985–1989 36 baptisms1990–1994 33 baptisms1995–1999 9 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms2005–2009 3 baptisms

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