Patrizio

Origin and meaning of Patrizio

Patrizio comes from the Latin Patricius, 'patrician, noble', from the patres, members of Rome's ancient senatorial families: it thus signals nobility of birth and spirit. Its fame is tied to Saint Patrick, evangelizer and patron of Ireland. In Italy it is a traditional, uncommon men's name; in the forms Patrick, Patrice and Patricio it is extremely widespread in the English-, French- and Spanish-speaking worlds.

Variants around the world

How Patrizio sounds in other languages.

Famous people

• San Patrizio— saint