Patty

Patty

See also: patty

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Pat + -y.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpæti/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -æti

    Proper noun

    Patty

    1. A unisex given name.
    2. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
      • 1904, Carolyn Wells, “Shopping”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 56:
        "That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always called me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name."
        "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield.
    3. (rare) A male given name, a diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
    4. (rare) A surname.

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    Tagalog

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Patty.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpati/ [ˈpaː.t̪ɪ]
    • Rhymes: -ati
    • Syllabification: Pa‧tty

    Proper noun

    Patty (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜒ)

    1. a female given name from English