Padge as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Padge

What is the meaning of the name Padge ?

The baby name Padge is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /pædʒ/; respelling: 'PAJ' (rhymes with 'badge').

Padge is English, Irish in Origin.

Padge is a colloquial English and Irish diminutive of Patrick - Irish Pádraig - from Latin Patricius, “nobleman, patrician.” In Hiberno‑English, Padge functioned like Paddy or Pat, especially in rural speech, and sometimes appears as a standalone for men baptized Patrick. In Britain it can also arise from the surname‑turned‑given Page or its diminutive Paget, ultimately from Old French page, “page, attendant,” giving the name a secondary sense of “pageboy/servant.”

From the 18th to early 20th centuries Padge crops up in parish registers, censuses, and dialect writing as an affectionate by‑name; today it is rare as an independent given name but remains familiar as a nickname. Related forms include Pádraig, Pádraic, Patrick, Pat, Paddy, Patsy, and Patch; from the Page/Paget line, see Page, Paget, and Pagett. The name’s tone is warm, informal, and distinctly regional.

⚙ Padge is a genuine rarity. In all, it appears just 4 times, across 4 countries.