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♂ Paddy
What does Paddy mean?
Paddy 
as a boys' name is of Irish and Latin origin, and the meaning of Paddy is "noble, patrician". Variant of Patrick. Used to be a term for Irishmen. Author Paddy Chayefsky.
Variations
VARIANTS Paddey, Paddie, Padraic, Padraig
RELATIONS VIA PATRICK Packey, Padric, Pat▼, Patryk, Pats, Patsy▼, Patty
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Pedy, ..
(female) Padi, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Paddy Hassan (P.H.), ..
How popular is Paddy?
Paddy is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#47838 out of 150436, Top 32%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Paddy (NOT RANKED) are Patrick (#189 IN 2018), Padraig, Pat, Patryk and Patsy. These forms of Paddy were favored as baby names in the 1960s (AVERAGE #1201) and are now much less common (#1637, ▼82%), with forms like Patsy going out of style. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Addy, Buddy▼, Cuddy, Dandy, Eddy, Hardy▼, Laddy, Maddy, Nandy, Neddy, Paden, Paley, Parry, Pauly, Randy▼, Roddy, Sandy▼, Tandy and Teddy▼. These names tend to be more frequently used than Paddy.
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