Details for the forename Pàdraig

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Pàdraig (male)


Variants:	Pàdair (M) Padruig (M) Pàra (M) Páraic (M) Pàtair (M) Patrick (M) Peadar (M)
Diminutive(s):	Peg (M)
Pet Name(s):	Paddy (M) Pàidean (M) Páidin (M) Paudeen (M) Peidearan (M)
Can be spelt:	Porick (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Personal communication [MS]
Notes:	Scottish Gaelic form of Patrick from Latin "nobleman" or "patrician", Anglicized as a secular synonym for Peter in Scotland. The Irish Gaelic form is accented Pádraig and may be spelt phonetically as Porick. A correspondent [MS] reports several instances of the abbreviation Peg being used in some Irish records.