URGENT! Alternates for Patricia?

Girl Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries!

[name_m]Just[/name_m] found out we’re expecting #3, so I’ve been working on an honour name using [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]. Looking for any and all possible forms of the name…stretch it out & be creative if you have to! I’d like to tell my aunt I will be using her name before her battle with cancer ends in the coming weeks. HELP! I know you’ll all have some great suggestions for me!

I found [name_f]Patia[/name_f] and thought of [name_f]Tia[/name_f] (best friend is Tiija – pronounced the same). Was also thinking [name_f]Cia[/name_f] or Cici from [name_f]Patricia[/name_f].

Thanks in advance everyone!

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I would say [name_f]Patia[/name_f]/[name_f]Tia[/name_f] too.
Or [name_f]Trish[/name_f].

That’s a rather difficult name to find alternatives for!

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I know!! I’m usually pretty good with these things and feel like maybe someone has stretched it some way that I’m missing. If anyone can bring a new form to light, I know it will be the Nameberry contributors (fingers crossed)!

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Patka
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
Patime
[name_m]Patton[/name_m]
[name_u]Patrice[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (trice and trish sound alike)
Salvatrice
[name_f]Leatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Patrika[/name_f]
Pádraigín
[name_f]Patrizia[/name_f]
[name_f]Patzi[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!

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My sister is [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] and often goes by [name_f]Tricia[/name_f] which I really like.

There is also [name_u]Patrice[/name_u], [name_f]Patrizia[/name_f], [name_f]Pia[/name_f], [name_f]Cia[/name_f], [name_u]Patsy[/name_u], [name_f]Patty[/name_f]/[name_f]Pattie[/name_f], [name_f]Patrea[/name_f]/[name_f]Patria[/name_f], [name_f]Patrika[/name_f], [name_f]Patzi[/name_f], [name_u]Tris[/name_u], [name_f]Trisa[/name_f], [name_f]Trista[/name_f]

If you’re willing to really stretch it here are some out there options. [name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f], [name_f]Patience[/name_f], [name_f]Catricia[/name_f], [name_f]Latricia[/name_f], [name_u]Tristan[/name_u]

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Patka was a variant on behindthenames.com

EQUIVALENTS
CROATIAN: Patricija
CZECH: Patricie
ENGLISH: [name_u]Patrice[/name_u], [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_m]GERMAN[/name_m]: [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
IRISH: Pádraigín
ITALIAN: [name_f]Patrizia[/name_f]
LATE [name_m]ROMAN[/name_m]: [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
POLISH: Patrycja
PORTUGUESE: Patrícia
SLOVAK: Patrícia
SLOVENE: Patricija
SPANISH: [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: [name_u]Pat[/name_u], [name_u]Patsy[/name_u], [name_f]Patti[/name_f], [name_f]Pattie[/name_f], [name_f]Patty[/name_f], Trecia, Tresha, [name_f]Tricia[/name_f], [name_f]Trish[/name_f], [name_f]Trisha[/name_f]
POLISH: Patka
SLOVAK: Patka

[name_f]Patricia[/name_f] is the feminine form of [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and it means “nobleman.”
Other names with the similar meaning of “noble”:
[name_f]ADARA[/name_f] f Hebrew
Means “noble” in Hebrew.
[name_f]ADELA[/name_f] f English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning “noble”… [more]
[name_f]ADELAIDE[/name_f] f English, Italian, Portuguese
From the [name_m]French[/name_m] form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal “noble” and heid “kind, sort, type”… [more]
Æ”[name_f]EL[/name_f]Þ[name_m]RY[/name_m]” f Anglo-[name_m]Saxon[/name_m]
Derived from the Old English elements æðel “noble” and þryð “strength”.
AGAUE f Greek Mythology
Means “illustrious, noble” in Greek… [more]
[name_f]ALINA[/name_f] (1) f Arabic
Means “noble” in Arabic.
[name_f]ARWEN[/name_f] f Literature
Means “noble maiden” in Sindarin… [more]
[name_u]ARYA[/name_u] m & f [name_f]Indian[/name_f]
Means “honourable, noble” in Sanskrit… [more]
A”ALBJÖRG f Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal “noble” and björg “help, save, rescue”.
BLAGORODNA f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means “noble” in Macedonian and Bulgarian.
CLYTEMNESTRA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κλυταιμνηστ”α (Klytaimnestra), from κλυτος (klytos) “famous, noble” and μνηστη” (mnester) “courter, wooer”… [more]
ELFLEDA f English (Archaic)
From the Old English name Æðelflæd which means “noble beauty” from the elements æðel “noble” and flæd “beauty”… [more]
[name_f]ETHEL[/name_f] f English
Short form of names beginning with the Old English element æðel meaning “noble”… [more]
[name_f]ETHELINDA[/name_f] f English (Archaic)
Medieval form of the Old English name Æðelind, derived from the elements æðel “noble” and lindi “snake”… [more]
HATSHEPSUT f Ancient Egyptian
Means “foremost of noble women” in Egyptian… [more]
HERLEVA f Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, possibly a derivative of hari “army”, era “honour”, or erla “noble” (or their Old Norse cognates)… [more]
[name_f]KIMIKO[/name_f] f Japanese
From Japanese ” (kimi) “empress” or ” (kimi) “senior, noble” combined with ” (ko) “child”.
KLYTIË f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κλυτος (klytos) meaning “famous, noble”… [more]
MUADHNAIT f Irish
Means “little noble one”, derived from Irish muadh “noble, good” combined with a diminutive suffix.
[name_f]SARAH[/name_f] f English, [name_m]French[/name_m], [name_m]German[/name_m], Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means “lady, princess, noblewoman” in Hebrew… [more]
YENTL f Yiddish
Yiddish form of the [name_m]French[/name_m] nickname Gentille, meaning “noble, aristocratic”.

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wow! thanks so much everyone… the time taken to respond is very much appreciated! Of the nicknames, I like [name_f]Pia[/name_f] (not sure about the Pi-Pi thing tho lol) and [name_f]Cia[/name_f]. Of the list of similar meanings, I like [name_f]Alina[/name_f], [name_u]Arya[/name_u] and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]. Any other suggestions would be great if someone out there has a variation not mentioned here. :slight_smile:

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if yf you like [name_f]Cia[/name_f]/Cici you might be able to find a name you can use that for as a nn. for example, [name_f]Celia[/name_f] or [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]. That is quite a stretch though.

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about using [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] as a middle name:

[name_f]Alina[/name_f] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_u]Arya[/name_u] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Cia[/name_f])

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I really like [name_f]Patia[/name_f] (pay-sha). Other suggestions - [name_f]Patrika[/name_f], [name_u]Patrice[/name_u], [name_f]Trisha[/name_f]/[name_f]Tricia[/name_f].

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I like [name_f]Trish[/name_f], [name_f]Tish[/name_f], [name_u]Patrice[/name_u], [name_f]Letitia[/name_f], [name_f]Leticia[/name_f]…