Scottish Gaelic names

Pàdraig: how to pronounce it and what it means

Boys' names

Name and meaning

Scottish Gaelic form of Patrick

Origin

From Latin Patricius, likely via Old Welsh.

How to pronounce it

PàdraigIPA: /ˈpʰaːt̪ɾikʲ/

Used as the equivalent of: Patrick, Peter

Naming equivalents do not always have the same origin.

Related names

Sources

Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0

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