Patty: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Patty – Meaning: formed from the pet-name 'Pat' (itself short for Patricia or, more rarely, Patrick) plus the informal '-y' suffix; the 'noble' sense traces back through Patricia/Patrick to Latin 'patricius' – Origin: English (diminutive); ultimately Latin – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: PAT-ee


Patty is an English (diminutive); ultimately Latin unisex name meaning “formed from the pet-name 'Pat' (itself short for Patricia or, more rarely, Patrick) plus the informal '-y' suffix; the 'noble' sense traces back through Patricia/Patrick to Latin 'patricius'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Gorgeous Girl Names That End in Ie or Y (Totally Cute and Feminine).

Meaning & Origin of Patty

Meaning: Formed from the pet-name 'Pat' (itself short for Patricia or, more rarely, Patrick) plus the informal '-y' suffix; the 'noble' sense traces back through Patricia/Patrick to Latin 'patricius'.

Origin: English (diminutive); ultimately Latin.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Patty

Phonetic: PAT-ee   IPA: /ˈpæti/

Popularity of Patty

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.

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