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often used as a

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of the feminine

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, it is often used as a

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for Pasquale. In older usage, Patsy was also a nickname for

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or Matilda, following a common nicknaming pattern of changing an M to a P (such as in Margaret → Meg/Meggy → Peg/Peggy; and Molly → Polly) and adding a feminine suffix. President

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called his wife,

, "Patsy" in private correspondence. President

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's eldest daughter

was known by the nickname "Patsy", while his daughter Mary was called "Polly".

Women with the name

* Patricia Patsy Adam-Smith (1924–2001), Australian author, historian, and servicewoman * Patricia Patsy Aldana, Canadian children's book publisher * Patsy Biscoe (born 1946), Australian children's entertainer * Patricia

Patsy Burt Patricia Mary "Patsy" Burt (10 July 1928, Chelsea, London – 4 October 2001) was a British motor racing driver. During a long and varied career, Patsy Burt won many British national-level competitions, and was the first female driver ever to w ...

(1928–2001), British motor racing driver * Patricia

Patsy Byrne Patricia Anne Thirza Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as "Nursie" in ''Blackadder II'' as well as Malcolm's domineering Mother, Mrs Stoneway in all seven series of the ITV comedy '' Watching ...

(1933–2014), English actress *

Patsy Chapman Patsy Chapman (born 3 May 1948) is a former British newspaper editor. Chapman grew up in Romford and worked on the magazine ''Boyfriend'' before becoming a reporter with the ''Romford Times''. She then joined ''The Sun'' and was gradually promot ...

(born 1948), British newspaper editor *

Patsy Cline Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer. One of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century, she was known as one of the first country music artists to successfully Cross ...

(1932–1963), American country singer * Patsy

Pat Danner Patsy Ann "Pat" Danner (née Berrer; born January 13, 1934, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American politician. She formerly represented the Missouri's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat. Educ ...

(born 1934), American politician *

Patsy De Forest Patsy De Forest (born Helen May Lanagan; May 1, 1894 – August 1, 1966) was an American actress of the silent cinema era who performed on the stage since childhood before acting in films. Career De Forest acted in over eighty films from 19 ...

(1894–1966), American actress * Patricia

Patsy Elsener Patricia Anne Elsener (October 22, 1929 – September 29, 2019) was an American diver. She won the AAU indoor 3 m springboard title in 1946 and 1947. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, she collected a silver medal in the 10-meter platform and a b ...

(1929–2019), American diver * Patricia

Patsy Ferran Patricia Ferran (born 25 November 1989) is a Spanish-British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before becoming known for her roles on stage and screen. She has received a number of accolades including a Laurence Olivier A ...

(born 1989), Spanish-British actress * Patricia

Patsy Gallant Patricia Gallant (born August 15, 1948, in Campbellton, New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the no ...

(born 1948), Canadian singer and actress * Virginia Patsy Garrett (1921–2015), American actress and singer * Patsy Hazlewood (born 1949), American politician * Patsy Jo Hilliard (born 1937), African-American educator * Patsy Jorgensen (born 1943), New Zealand bowler * Sarah Patsy Kelly (1910–1981), American actress * Patricia

Patsy Kensit Patricia Jude Francis Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. She went on to appear in films ...

(born 1968), British actress and singer * Patsy Knight (born 1938), American politician * Patricia Patsy Lawlor (1933–1997), Irish politician, nurse and businesswoman * Patricia Patsy Lovell (born 1954), English cricketer, member of the 1988 World Cup team * Patsy Lynch (born 1953), American photographer * Patricia Patsy May (born 1947), Australian cricketer 1968–1976 * Patricia Patsy Ruth Miller (1904–1995), American actress *

Patsy Mink Patsy Matsu Mink ( Takemoto; , December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii who served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years as a member of the Democratic ...

(1927–2002), American politician * Patsy O'Connor (1930–2017), American actress and entertainer * Patsy O'Leary (1910–????), American actress * Patsy Palmer (born 1972), English actress and DJ * Patricia Patsy Parsons (1931–2006), American character actress * Gladys Patsy Pulitzer (1928–2011), American model, socialite and philanthropist * Patsy Quick, English motorcycle racer * Patricia Patsy Ramsey (1956–2006), mother of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey * Patricia Patsy Reddy (born 1954), Governor-General of New Zealand * Patsy Robertson (1933–2020), Jamaican diplomat and journalist * Patsy Rodenburg (born 1953), British voice coach, author and theatre director * Patricia Patsy Rowlands (1934–2005), British actress in the ''Carry On'' films *

Patsy Seddon Patsy Seddon is a Scottish harpist, violinist, and traditional singer in Scots and Gaelic. Biography Seddon was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was a member of leading folk band The Poozies from 1990 until 2012, and the duo Sìleas with ...

, Scottish harpist, violinist, and traditional singer * Patsy Sörensen (born 1952), Belgian politician and social activist * Patsy O’Connell Sherman (1930–2008), American chemist and co-inventor of Scotchgard * Patsy Ford Simms (born 1946), American composer, arranger, and educator * Patricia Patsy Smart (1918–1996), English actress * Patsy Stephen, Australian actress * Patricia Patsy Ticer (1935–2017), American politician * Patsy Terrell (1961–2017), American politician * Patricia Patsy Torres (born 1957), American singer * Patsy Vatlet, Belgian politician * Patsy Widakuswara, Indonesian-American radio and broadcast journalist * Mary Patricia Patsy Willard (born 1941), American diver * Patricia Patsy Wolfe, Australian lawyer and judge * Patsy Yates, Australian nursing academic and palliative care specialist * Patricia

Patsy Yuen Patricia Teresa Yuen Leung (born 1952) is a Jamaican designer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Jamaica World 1973 and placed 2nd runner-up at Miss World 1973 pageant. Early life Yuen was born to a Hakka Chinese Jamaican famil ...

(born 1952), Jamaican designer and beauty pageant titleholder

Men with the name

* Francis Patsy Boylen (1878–1938), English professional rugby league footballer * Patsy Bradley (born 1984), Gaelic footballer from Northern Ireland * Patsy Breen, Gaelic footballer * Patrick Patsy Brophy (born 1970), Irish retired hurler * Patrick Patsy Brown (1872–1958), Irish-American maker of

uilleann pipes The uilleann pipes ( or , ), also known as Union pipes and sometimes called Irish pipes, are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Their current name is a partial translation of the Irish language terms (literally, "pipes of the ...

* Francis Patsy Callighen (1906–1964), Canadian National Hockey League player * Patsy Conroy (1846–????), American burglar and river pirate * Patrick Patsy Corcoran (1893–1967), Scottish professional footballer * Patrick Patsy Donovan (1865–1953), Irish-American Major League Baseball player and manager * Patrick Patsy Dorgan (1936–2021), Irish footballer * Patrick Patsy Dougherty (1876–1940), American Major League Baseball player * Patrick Patsy Durack (1834–1898), Australian pastoralist * Patsy Fagan (born 1951), Irish retired professional snooker player * Patrick Patsy Flaherty (1876–1968), American baseball player * Patrick Patsy Flannelly (1909–1939), Irish Gaelic footballer * Patrick Patsy Foley (born 1943), Irish retired hurler * Patrick Patsy Gallacher (1891–1953), Irish footballer * Patsy Gerardi, American football player * Edward Patrick Patsy Gharrity (1892–1966), American professional baseball player and coach * Pascal Patsy Giugliano (1900–1976), American football player * Patrick Patsy Gormley (1932–2022), Gaelic footballer * Patrick Patsy Groogan, Irish politician * Patrick Patsy Guzzo (1914–1993), Canadian ice hockey player * Patsy Harte (born 1940), Irish former hurler * Elias Patsy Hendren (1889–1962), British cricketer * Patrick Patsy Houlihan (1929–2006), English snooker player * Patrick Patsy Keefe (1878–1941), American football coach * Pasqualino Lolordo (1887–1929), Italian-American mobster * Mark Patsy McGaffigan (1888–1940), American baseball player * Patsy McGarry, writer and newspaper editor * Patsy McGlone (born 1959), Irish politician * Patrick Patsy McIlvenny (1900–1931), Irish professional footballer * Patsy McLarnon, Gaelic footballer * Patsy Moran (born 1951), Irish hurler * Patsy O'Hara (1957–1981),

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hunger striker and member of the

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* Joseph Patsy O'Rourke (1881–1956), American baseball player * Patsy Dan Rodgers (1944–2018), Irish painter, musician, and King of Tory * Patrick Patsy Rowland (born 1943), Irish hurling coach and player * Joseph Patsy Séguin (1887–1918), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Patrick Patsy Sweeney (1879–1948), American boxer * Oliver Patsy Tebeau (1864–1918), American baseball player and manager * Patrick Patsy Touhey (1865–1923), American comedian * Patsy Vidalia (1921–1982), American female impersonator, singer, and entertainer * Patsy Watchorn (born 1944), Irish folk singer

Fictional characters

* Patsy (Monty Python), in the 1975 film ''

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film based on the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and ...

'', and also the 2005 Monty Python inspired musical ''

Spamalot ''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot: A Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is a musical theatre, stage musical with score by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, with lyrics and book ...

'' * Patsy, the title character in the newspaper comic strip ''

The Adventures of Patsy ''The Adventures of Patsy'' was an American newspaper comic strip which ran from March 11, 1935, to April 2, 1955. Created by , it was syndicated by AP Newsfeatures. The Phantom Magician, an early supporting character in the strip, is regarded b ...

'' (1935–1954) * Patsy Parisi, in

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series ''

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'' * Patsy Pirati, in the film '' Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn'' (2013) * Patsy Sewer, a singer on the Canadian television program '' Instant Star'' * Patsy Smiles, a

mongoose A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family has two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to southern Europe, A ...

who is in love with Lazlo in the 2005 American animated television series ''

Camp Lazlo ''Camp Lazlo'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Cartoon Network. The series follows Lazlo, an anthropomorphic spider monkey who goes to a camp called "Camp Kidney", a Boy Scout–like summer camp in the Pim ...

'' * Patsy Stone, one of the main characters in the 1992–2005 British television series '' Absolutely Fabulous'', played by

Joanna Lumley Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is an Indian-born British actress, presenter, author, television producer, activist and former model. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulo ...

Patsy Walker Patricia "Patsy" Walker is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stuart Little and Ruth Atkinson, Patsy Walker first appeared in ''Miss America Magazine'' #2 (November 1944), published by Marvel prec ...

, also known as "Hellcat", a

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superhero

Victim of deception

The popularity of the name has waned with the rise of its, chiefly North American, meaning as " dupe" or "

scapegoat In the Bible, a scapegoat is one of a pair of kid goats that is released into the wilderness, taking with it all sins and impurities, while the other is sacrificed. The concept first appears in the Book of Leviticus, in which a goat is designate ...

". ''Fact, Fancy and Fable'', published in 1889, notes that in a sketch performed in Boston "about twenty years ago" a character would repeatedly ask "Who did that?" and the answer was "Patsy Bolivar!" It may have been popularized by the

vaudevillian Vaudeville (; ) is a theatre, theatrical genre of variety show, variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comic ...

Billy B. Van, whose 1890s character, Patsy Bolivar, was more often than not an innocent victim of unscrupulous or nefarious characters. Van's character became a broad vaudeville "type", imitated by many comedians, including

Fred Allen John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian. His absurdist topically-pointed radio program '' The Fred Allen Show'' (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forw ...

, who later wrote, "Patsy Bolivar was a slang name applied to a bumpkin character; later, it was shortened to Patsy, and referred to any person who was the butt of a joke."

Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963. Oswald was placed in juvenile detention at age 12 for truan ...

, after the

assassination of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Kennedy was in the vehicle with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onas ...

, denied he was responsible for the murder, and stated: "No, they are taking me in because of the fact that I lived in the Soviet Union. I'm just a patsy!" Byron Smith, after killing Haile Kifer and her cousin, Nicholas Brady, also claimed he was a patsy.

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