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Pádraic is an Irish form of the Latin name Patricius, meaning "son of a noble father" or "of patrician birth," derived from the Latin root patricius denoting the Roman aristocratic class. The name is most famously associated with Saint Patrick, the fifth-century Romano-British missionary who became the patron saint of Ireland, through whom the name gained enduring popularity across the Gaelic-speaking world. Pádraic represents one of several native Irish adaptations of the name, alongside Pádraig and Padraig, while the anglicised forms Patrick and Paddy also derive from the same Latin source.