Padraig (with a fada on the first 'a') comes from the Latin 'Patricius' which means noble.
Patrick comes from the Celtic/Gaelic name meaning "nobleman".
Patrick comes from the Celtic/Gaelic name meaning "Nobleman".
Maewyn Succat is not Gaelic. It was the name of the boy that later became St. Patrick.
In Scottish Gaelic 'Patrick' is spelled PÀDRAIG.
For some curious reason the Scottish Gaelic name Pàdraigis anglicized Peter as well as Patrick. Peadar is also used for Peter in Scottish Gaelic.In Irish Gaelic Peadar is Peter and Pádraig is Patrick.
Patrick comes from the Celtic/Gaelic name meaning "Nobleman".
Pádraig / Pádraic
Patrick MacFarlane has written: 'A choice collection of Gaelic poems' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'A choice collection of Gaelic poems' -- subject(s): Scottish Gaelic poetry
Pádraic (or Pádraig) is the name Patrick in the Irish language (Gaelic). It is derived from the Latin Patricius (a patrician, a noble).
A Phádraig a chara
toirneach Naomh Pádraig
Lá Fhéile Pádraig