MEANING & HISTORY
What does Patty mean?
Patty is commonly a familiar form of Patricia, with the Latin noble or patrician history. An older route involves Matty, a familiar form of Martha.
Philippine dictionary material also records Patrick-related use. Those parents have different roots, so the short spelling should not be forced into one universal meaning. The food noun patty is a separate lexical use.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈpati/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈpaː.t̪ɪ]Standard-Tagalog
Pa · tty2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from English Patty.
a female given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
From Pat + -y.
A unisex given name.; A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.; A male given name, a diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Patty in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Patty
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Patsy♂♀Familiar form of Patricia or Patrick; also Martha
- Betty♀Familiar form of Elizabeth
- Letty♀Familiar form of Letitia; joy
- Pater♂Short form of Paterno
- Patri·Familiar form of Patricia; patrician root
- Pablo♂Spanish form of Paul; small
- Pacita♀Spanish familiar form of Paz: peace
- Paco♂Spanish affectionate form of Francisco
What rhymes with Patty?
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Explore Patty further
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- Wiktionary contributors — Patty (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Patty (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Patty (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: patty (opens in a new tab)
Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.
- Wiktionary: Pat (opens in a new tab)
Explicit lexical or parent-name step in the described formation.
- Wiktionary: Patricia (opens in a new tab)
Explicit lexical or parent-name step in the described formation.
- Wiktionary: Patrick (opens in a new tab)
Explicit lexical or parent-name step in the described formation.
- Wiktionary: Martha (opens in a new tab)
Explicit lexical or parent-name step in the described formation.