Given name

Páidín

Páidín is a masculine given name. It is used in Irish.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Páidín is a diminutive of Pádraig. Pádraig probably comes from Latin, and ultimately from Old Welsh.

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How it developed

In Irish usage, Páidín is a diminutive of Pádraig.

Páidín’s family of names

In Irish usage, Páidín is a diminutive of Pádraig. In Irish usage, Páidín has a conventional equivalent in the English form Paddy. In Irish usage, Páidín has a conventional naming counterpart in the English form Paddy.

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Around the world

Páidín has relatives in 4 languages.

4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Pádraigfull form · Irish

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Paidinlikely spelling

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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