How do you spell this baby name

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I heard someone on TV say their name and I thought it was a lovely name for any future daughters but I can't for the life of me figure out how it is spelled

Phonetically it is pronounced PA Treece sa...like Patrice with an "ah" on the end...

But if it's spelled that way Patrica looks too much like the name Patricia

If you don't know how to spell it, think of the child. I speak as someone whose name is uncommon and hard for people to spell

Patrice is a male name!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice

pipilangstrumpf a lady I know has a sister in her 30's called Patrice, so it's not just for males

CisPinkHoodie regardless of what name you call a child they will have to learn to spell it, they won't be born magically knowing how to spell their name

A name that is difficult to spell will mean a lifetime of having to spell out your name for others and having your name misspelt.

Trouble is that the letter c can only say "s" in English when it's followed by e or i. So an English speaker seeing "Patrica" will either misread as Patricia or say "patrick-ah" - neither of which is what you're after.

Graca Mandela is pronounced Gray-sa. It does look like Gracka though.

I'd spell it Patrissa but have never heard of this. It's quite nice but it does sound a lot like Patricia.

I've known a Patricia pronounced Patritzia.

MikeUniformMike I have an Irish surname that is difficult for some people to pronounce and spell so im used to automatically doing that myself (spelling it out and correcting pronunciation)

MrsHathaway what about the actress Lacey turner (Stacey Slater) ...Stacey and Lacey both have C that sound like S (Stay-see, lay-see...)

Yes, they're both followed by an e. -ce- says "s".

You said you like the name Alicia (but not pronounced "Aleesha") so how about Alysia? It has a similar sound to Patrica.

I think the Patryca version of the spelling works the best as it's a visual reminder to ask how to pronounce it or once you've been told remember how to pronounce it!