Paddy (Patrick)?

[amyjaney1984]

What do people think about the name Paddy (he would be Patrick on his birth certificate)...?

Love it.

I know a Paddy and a Patrick. Both lovely.

Fab

Love Patrick and allies derivatives apart from Paddy. Hate Paddy. But that's a personal thing, it's not an awful name to give someone.

I bloody love it! DD was due on St Patrick's Day and DH is from Norn Iron so Paddy was my fave boy's name. I was a bit gutted when she was 2 weeks late and a girl! Have since met a woman called Paddy - should have just gone with it!

Allies? All its derivatives.

Its my husbands name :) I've always loved it

If you are in England he will get asked if he is Irish All. The. Time. Nothing wrong with that but it can get a little wearing to answer the same question over and over and over again. (Londoner with Irish sounding name here)

Honestly, he probably won't get that a lot. Like I said, my husbands name is Patrick and he's had someone ask him that once, maybe twice in his whole life.

Is your husband known as Patrick, Pat or Paddy?

My family is full of Patricks - I love that name . And Paddy is great.

Love Patrick. Not super keen on Paddy. I don't mind people saying it but writing it down would be a a bit much.

He's known as Paddy, and seriously, he rarely gets asked if he's Irish. I can see why you would think he would, but its not something that comes up, especially not to an annoying degree.

Thats so odd. My maiden name was Irish sounding and my first name could fit that theory though not specifically so and I used to get asked about where my family were from all the time. Odd looks ensued when I said London for at least 3 generations. And then repeat....

It's DS2's middle name (DH also Norn Iron) and our best friends have a Patrick which is sometimes shortened to Pat rather than Paddy. You'll know as he develops into his own person if he's a Paddy or a Pat.

I like Patrick. Wouldn't shorten it at all but would think Pat is a natural nickname.

Don't really like Paddy - sounds like a little pad...

like it a lot; it was on our short list. classic.

Patrick is ok but I don't like paddy as a nn

Love both

Great names

love paddy but i am biased its my 10mth old sons name. didnt bother with patrick even on d birthcert its just paddy.

Thumbs up from me. Love both.

I love Patch as a nn.

I like Patrick but I've never been that keen on any of the diminutives, so used Patrick as a middle name for one of my DSs.

However, I've now decided that Paddy is actually quite cool having met a teenage one recently.