What is Patricia?
'''Patricia''' [ p''uh''-'''trish'''-''uh'', -'''tree'''-sh''uh'' ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of Patricia {{!}} Dictionary.com|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/patricia|access-date=2023-04-08|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en}}</ref> is a [[female]] [[given name]] of [[Latin language|Latin]] origin. It comes from the Latin word ''patrician'', meaning noble.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patricia name Meaning and Origin|url=https://babys.name/detail-Patricia-Meaning-Origin-Famous-Similar-Sibling.html|access-date=2023-04-08|website=babys.name|archive-date=2023-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408064037/https://babys.name/detail-Patricia-Meaning-Origin-Famous-Similar-Sibling.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The male version of this name is '''Patrick'''. The name ''Patricia'' can be shortened to ''Patty'', ''Patsy'' or ''Trisha''. ''Patricia'' was the second most popular female name in the [[United States]], according to 1990 Census. There are many celebrities with the name, including [[Patricia Arquette]], [[Patricia Clarkson]] and [[Patricia Heaton]]. As ''Patty'', the name is being used on Atlantic [[tropical cyclone]]s. In the Pacific, a [[Hurricane Patricia|hurricane with the name]] became the most intense on record in the [[Western Hemisphere]]. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).<ref>{{Cite web|last=OACT|title=Popular Baby Names|url=https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi|access-date=2023-04-08|website=www.ssa.gov}}</ref> == People == * [[Patricia Heaton]], American actress ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Given names]] {{stub}}