March 17
Why this day? Paddy is a short form of Patrick, and shares its name day.
Paddy is celebrated in France, the United States and Brazil on March 17.
Paddy is a short form of Patrick. It keeps its origin (Latin) and meaning — of the patrician class, and shares its name day, March 17.
On birth records, Paddy is rarely written as such: the Paddys are Patricks (49,418 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Patrick page.
Paddy is a short form of Patrick, which means of the patrician class.
March 17, together with Patrick: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Patrick.
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