Patricia
Patricia is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Noble; patrician.
What Patricia means
Noble; patrician.
Patricia sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Patricia comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Patricia is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Patricia?
Patricia sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Patricia
Two ideas meet in Patricia: Noble and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Patricia
These share Patricia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Adeline — Noble; of noble kind.
- Alice — Noble; of the nobility.
- Adelaide — Of noble kind.
- Albert — Noble and bright.
- Eugene — Well-born; noble.
- Aurelia — The golden one.
- Beatrice — She who brings happiness.
- Camila — Perfect, unblemished.
- Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Priscilla — Ancient and venerable.
- Rose — The rose flower.