Pádraig
PAW-drig · Irish form of Patrick, “nobleman”
Pádraig is an Irish boy’s name, said PAW-drig, and it means Irish form of Patrick, “nobleman”.
How to say Pádraig
Pádraig is said PAW-drig, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.
What Pádraig means
Pádraig means Irish form of Patrick, “nobleman”.
Also written as
Pádraig turns up in English with these spellings: Padraig, Patrick.
Names that mean something similar
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- Éabha: Irish form of Eve
- Eibhlín: Irish form of Eileen / Evelyn
- Eoin: Irish form of John (from Latin Johannes)
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