Padd as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Padd

What is the meaning of the name Padd ?

The baby name Padd is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pæd/ ("pad").

Padd is Irish in Origin.

Padd is an uncommon given name most plausibly a clipped English–Irish diminutive of Patrick, ultimately from Latin Patricius, “nobleman.” Through Irish Pádraig and its pet forms, the sound-based short form Padd sits beside Paddy and Pad, offering a brisk, contemporary twist while keeping the traditional “noble” sense.

As a formal name it is rare, more typically appearing as a nickname in Britain and Ireland from the 19th century onward. The form also resonates with the early medieval Old English personal name Padda, attested in charters and probably linked to padde, “toad,” once used as a descriptive byname; the streamlined double‑d spelling reads modern. Variants and related forms include Pad, Paddy, Pádraig, Páraic, Patrick, Pat, Padge, and Patch; feminine counterparts such as Patricia, Patrice, and Patty trace back to the same Latin root.

⚙ Padd is extremely rare. Across 3 countries, we found just 3 recorded uses of it.