Paddie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Paddie

What is the meaning of the name Paddie ?

The baby name Paddie is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpædi/ (PAD-ee).

Paddie is Irish in Origin.

Paddie is a gentle, informal spelling of Paddy, long used as a pet form of Patrick and sometimes Patricia. It traces ultimately to Irish Pádraig, from Latin Patricius, meaning "noble" or "of the patrician class." While most common for boys through its link to Patrick, the -ie ending lends Paddie a unisex feel, and it has appeared for girls as a playful alternative to Patty/Pattie.

As a given name, Paddie surfaces in 19th- and 20th-century records across Ireland and wider Anglophone diaspora in Britain, North America, and Australia, migrating from nickname to birth certificate without becoming widespread. Variant spellings and related forms include Paddy, Paddi, and, on the feminine side, Patty/Pattie; the core names are Patrick/Patricia, with short forms Pat and Patsy. Irish equivalents are Pádraig (and Pádraic) and the feminine Pádraigín. All share a "noble" etymology, and the -ie/-y ending places Paddie among familiar British-Irish diminutives.

⚙ Paddie is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 11 times, across 5 countries.