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Patricia

American  
[puh-trish-uh, -tree-shuh] / pəˈtrɪʃ ə, -ˈtri ʃə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”


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Beneath the flags, opposition lawmaker Patricia Stephenson told AFP the government's position was increasingly difficult to reconcile.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Patricia, from Bebington on the Wirral, said that what haunted her was that Anthony wouldn't have fought back.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The two had written messages on their caps in silver ink: On Alfonzo’s, “EyP, RIP,” the initials of his stepmother Patricia and his younger sister Eliana.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Patricia Cornwell was employing DNA a decade before “CSI.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

“I want to be the Einstein of political science,” he’d told Patricia on one of their early dates.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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