MEANING & HISTORY
What does Tricia mean?
Tricia is a familiar form of Patricia. Patricia is the feminine counterpart of Patricius, associated with the patrician class of ancient Rome.
Noble is a convenient historical rank gloss, not a character assessment. The short form preserves the latter sounds of Patricia and can be used independently as a complete personal name.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
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People with the name Tricia
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Tricia Santos
Filipino volleyball player, actress, and television host
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Tricia Santos
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Tricia 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 Tricia
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
- Alicia♀Noble kind; form of Alice
- Gracia·Grace in Spanish
- Patricia♀Noble; feminine form of Patricius
- Trina♀Short form of Katrina
- Trisha♀Short form of Patricia
- Trixie♀Familiar form of Beatrix or Beatrice
- Leticia♀Gladness or joy
- Lucia·Feminine Lucius; light-name tradition
What rhymes with Tricia?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Tricia further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q20898919 — Tricia (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Tricia Santos (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20898919 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Tricia (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Tricia (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: tricia (opens in a new tab)
Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.
- Wiktionary: Patricia (English) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted parent-name etymology or explicit sense relationship supporting the stated formation.
- Wiktionary: Patricia (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted parent-name etymology or explicit sense relationship supporting the stated formation.