Patricia at a glance
- Meaning
- “noble, patrician”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- puh-TRISH-uh
- Nicknames
- Pat, Patty, Tricia, Trish
- Other forms
- Patrizia, Patrice, Patrícia
Where the name Patricia comes from
Patricia is the female form of Patrick, from the Latin word for a Roman noble. It became common in Britain after Princess Patricia of Connaught, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, in the early 20th century. It was one of the top girls’ names in the US in the 1940s and 1950s.