March 17
Why this day? Pat is a short form of Patrick, and shares its name day.
Pat is celebrated in Spain, Brazil and Argentina on August 25; France and the United States on March 17.
Pat is a short form of Patrick. It keeps its origin (latin Patricius) and meaning — noble, patrician, and shares its name day, March 17.
On birth records, Pat is rarely written as such: the Pats are Patricks (395,245 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Patrick page. Pat is also a short form of Pascal, Patricia, Patrice.
Pat is a short form of Patrick, which means noble, patrician.
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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