Pádraigín

Pádraigín is a given name in the Irish language, formed by adding the diminutive suffix -ín to the name Pádraig (the Irish equivalent of Patrick). The suffix was formerly used as a hypocoristic, giving a male pet name akin to"little Pádraig"; latterly it was a feminiser used to Gaelicise Patricia, the English feminine form of Patrick.

People with the given name
  • Pádraigín Haicéad (c.1604–1654), Dominican priest and Irish-language poet[1]
  • Padraigín Ní Mhurchú (1949–2019), Irish trade unionist
  • Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin (fl. 1976–2010s), Irish singer, songwriter and academic
  • Enya (born 1961), Irish singer, real name Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin

References
  1. Breathnach, Diarmuid; Ní Mhurchú, Máire. "Haicéad, Pádraigín (c.1604–1654)". ainm.ie (in Irish). Fiontar, DCU.
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