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Firebird83 · 12/01/2021 14:37

Opinions on Patrick? Any suggestions of similar names? Thanks

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Jasmine9835 · 13/01/2021 08:09

I loved it for DS but in the end used it as his middle name as I really didn’t like any of the nn which I felt would inevitably get used!

LarkDescending · 13/01/2021 00:35

I love it, but don’t like any of the usual diminutives.

Palavah · 13/01/2021 00:33

Pat
Pad
Paddy
Park
Tricky
Rick
Ricky
Podge
Porridge

BaronessVonCake · 13/01/2021 00:29

Love the name Patrick!

DramaAlpaca · 13/01/2021 00:27

I adore Patrick. Unfortunately I detest all the possible diminutives so it's middle name territory only for me.

MRSO5 · 12/01/2021 21:27

Love it. I also think Paddy is a lovely nn

toastofthetown · 12/01/2021 21:20

Love Patrick. It’s classic without being ubiquitous and not trendy enough to date. Would be close to the top of my list for a boy.

VladimirCutiePutiPie · 12/01/2021 21:12

A lovely name and I don’t know any baby Patricks- it is refreshing and classic at the same time.

finallychangedmyusername · 12/01/2021 21:11

I think it's a very handsome name. I like Patch as a nickname for a little Patrick.

daisypond · 12/01/2021 20:51

I like it.

Buttercup54321 · 12/01/2021 20:28

Very nice.

tiers4fears · 12/01/2021 20:22

I think it's a really strange name

Tavannach · 12/01/2021 20:17

Lovely name.

Fuebombaa · 12/01/2021 20:07

nice but reminds me of Patrick from spongebob

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 12/01/2021 20:05

Fantastic name.

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Patrick
IamnotwhouthinkIam · 12/01/2021 20:05

The one I know is Pat - there's no other option except Paddy really is there? - which is possibly worse!

I would assume a few go by Rick - which is a kinda retro cool name? (thinking of Bogie in Casablanca). Although I understand Patrick Swayze was known as Buddy.... Still Patrick is only 2 syllables so maybe it wouldn't get a nn/shortened?

FluffyEggsontoast · 12/01/2021 19:59

Love it. Never understand why it's not more popular

TerribleCustomerCervix · 12/01/2021 18:46

Love it- it’s on the list for a potential ds2.

V classic and underused.

Ellapaella · 12/01/2021 18:40

@YoniAndGuy well I did 😂

Ellapaella · 12/01/2021 18:39

I have a Patrick, he goes by 'Paddy' even though Patrick is his full name.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 12/01/2021 18:22

Love it! I know several unshortened Patrick's, a Pat, a Paddy, a Patch and a few Pádraigs. I also know an older man called Patsy but that probably wouldn't do in the UK.

YoniAndGuy · 12/01/2021 18:19

although I hate the nn Pat, but I think that's rarely used now

The one I know is Pat - there's no other option except Paddy really is there? - which is possibly worse!

This is the kind of name that everyone says they like, ooh unusual classic etc, but no-one, when push comes to shove, actually wants to call their child it!

Spottybluepyjamas · 12/01/2021 18:19

Love it, but hate Pat or Paddy as a nn

YoniAndGuy · 12/01/2021 18:17

Horrible - really can't bear it - just fat and squadgy sounding name. Pat is just a terrible short form, it's a middle-aged woman (with huge earrings Grin ) not a little boy.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 12/01/2021 17:20

Nice, uncommon classic (although I hate the nn Pat, but I think that's rarely used now). A similar feeling name to me would be Michael and perhaps Peter, Phillip, Robert, John, Richard and Stephen.

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