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Patrick

American  
[pa-trik] / ˈpæ trɪk /

noun

  1. Saint, a.d. 389?–461?, British missionary and bishop in Ireland: patron saint of Ireland.

  2. (Curtis) Lester, 1883–1960, Canadian ice-hockey player and manager, in the U.S. after 1926.

  3. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”


Patrick British  
/ ˈpætrɪk /

noun

  1. Saint. 5th century ad , Christian missionary in Ireland, probably born in Britain; patron saint of Ireland. Feast day: March 17

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It is rare to find a policy approach like this, said Patrick Hope, a Democratic state delegate who spearheaded Virginia’s law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sir Patrick Stewart 'used his stage on behalf of others'

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

McKellen recalled saying, “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk—getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

And there’s a trade for that, according to Patrick Ceresna, founder and chief derivative market strategist at Big Picture Trading.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

As anthropologist Patrick Wolfe writes, “Land is life—or at least, land is necessary for life.”

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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