Patrick

[CaipirinhasAllRound]

Anyone know any Patricks and if so does their name get shortened? I love it but hate Pat and Rick and not keen on Paddy (not Irish in the slightest, assume Paddy would perceived to be Irish?)
Having written all that, guess Patrick would be a daft option

Having said which you're right, if you don't want the perception of Irishness maybe any kind of Patrick is best avoided

I know-
Patrick
Patsy
Paddy
P.J (Patrick Joseph)
Pat

I adore the name Patrick, but I really don't like any of the nicknames. So I used it as a middle name for DS2.

Paddy Ashdown is actually called Jeremy or John or James or something like that. Something with a J I think. He's called Paddy because he spent part of his childhood in N Ireland and when he went to school in England he got nicknamed Paddy because of where he had come from. Not particularly relevant to naming a baby but I just noticed a previous poster citing him as an example of a non Irish Paddy.

Anyway, Patrick is a lovely name. The younger men or boys I know with this name tend to be called Patrick and the older ones seem to be known as Paddy or Pat.

It's Jeremy John treaclesoda. He got nicknamed Paddy because of his accent when he moved to England.

Names don't need to be shortened. I think Patrick is nice as it is. I don't really like any of the nicknames much esp Pat, Patsy, Paddy, Patchy or Trick.

I like it. There are plenty of Davids, Georges and Andrews in Ireland so you don't have to be Irish.

Yes Pat to everyone but his Mother.

I guess Pat would be the most natural shortening (for other kids) if at all.

Mine is Pat on the football pitch.....it's nice and easy to yell.