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often used as a

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of the feminine

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or sometimes the masculine name

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, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, or Patrice). Among

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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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, 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

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was called "Polly".

Women with the name

* Patricia

Patsy Adam-Smith Patricia Jean Adam-Smith, (31 May 1924 – 20 September 2001) was an Australian author, historian and servicewoman. She was a prolific writer on a range of subjects covering history, folklore and the preservation of national traditions,Adelaide ...

(1924–2001), Australian author, historian, and servicewoman * Patricia

Patsy Aldana Patricia Aldana is a children's book publisher based in Canada. She is the founder and former publisher of Groundwood Books, past president of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), former president of the IBBY Trust, and current ...

, Canadian children's book publisher *

Patsy Biscoe Patsy Biscoe (born 1946) is an Australian children's television personality, singer and guitarist. She regularly appeared on children's national television shows, ''Here's Humphrey'' and ''Fat Cat and Friends''. She has released many children's ...

(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 Patsy Kelly (born Bridget Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress. She is known for her role as the brash, wisecracking sidekick to Thelma Todd in a series of comedy shorts produced by Ha ...

(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 Patricia Lawlor (; 17 March 1933 – 19 December 1997) was an Irish politician, nurse and businesswoman. Politics She was elected as Fine Gael member to Kildare County Council at the 1974 local elections for the Naas electoral area; and re-e ...

(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 Patsy Ruth Miller (born Patricia Ruth Miller; January 17, 1904 – July 16, 1995) was an American film actress who played Esméralda in '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923) opposite Lon Chaney. Early years Miller, the daughter of Mr. and ...

(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 Patsy O'Connor (January 23, 1930 – July 4, 2017) was an American actress and entertainer who achieved fame as a young child for her vaudeville performances. She also performed on Broadway and in film. Early life O'Connor was born in 1930 in ...

(1930–2017), American actress and entertainer * Patsy O'Leary (1910–????), American actress *

Patsy Palmer Julie Anne Merkell (''née'' Harris; born 26 May 1972), known professionally as Patsy Palmer, is a British actress and DJ. After appearing as Natasha in the children's drama series ''Grange Hill'' (1985–1987), she came to prominence for her p ...

(born 1972), English actress and DJ * Patricia

Patsy Parsons Patricia Parsons (June 9, 1931 – October 26, 2006) was an American character actress who appeared in about a dozen films beginning in 1937. She was sometimes credited as Patsy Lee Parsons. Biography Parsons's appearance in a benefit show ...

(1931–2006), American character actress * Gladys

Patsy Pulitzer Gladys "Patsy" Pulitzer Preston (May 31, 1928 – October 28, 2011) was an American fashion model, socialite and philanthropist. The granddaughter of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the Pulitzer Prize, she grew up in Palm Beach, ...

(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 Dame Patricia Lee Reddy (born 17 May 1954) is a New Zealand lawyer and businesswoman who served as the 21st governor-general of New Zealand from 2016 to 2021. Before becoming governor-general, Reddy was a partner of a law firm, headed a majo ...

(born 1954), Governor-General of New Zealand *

Patsy Robertson Patsy Blair Robertson (28 August 1933 – 18 August 2020) was a Jamaican journalist and diplomat, who was Director of Information at the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Official Spokesperson for The Commonwealth from 1983 to 1994. She played a s ...

(1933–2020), Jamaican diplomat and journalist *

Patsy Rodenburg Patsy Rodenburg, OBE (born 2 September 1953) is a British voice coach, author, and theatre director. She is the Head of Voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and has also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal ...

(born 1953), British voice coach, author and theatre director * Patricia

Patsy Rowlands Patricia Amy Rowlands (19 January 1931 – 22 January 2005) was an English actress who is best remembered for her roles in the ''Carry On'' films series, as Betty Lewis in the ITV Thames sitcom '' Bless This House'', and as Alice Meredith ...

(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 Patsy Smart (14 August 1918 – 6 February 1996) was an English actress, best remembered for her performance as Miss Roberts in the 1970s ITV television drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. She also appeared in: ''Danger Man'', '' Only When I Lau ...

(1918–1996), English actress *

Patsy Stephen Patsy Stephen is an Australian actress. She played the lead role in '' Candy Regentag'' and in the TV miniseries ''Dancing Daze'', co-starred in ''Prejudice'' and featured in the TV series '' Chances''. Together with Chad Tyler and Crispin T ...

, Australian actress * Patricia

Patsy Ticer Patricia Keyser Ticer ( Smith; January 6, 1935 – August 7, 2017), known as Patsy Ticer, was an American politician. Ticer was born in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated from George Washington High School. In 19 ...

(1935–2017), American politician *

Patsy Terrell Patsy Ann Terrell (December 23, 1961 June 7, 2017) was an American politician. A Democrat, Terrell represented the 102nd district in the Kansas House of Representatives from January 9, 2017, until her death in office on June 7, 2017. She was 55 ...

(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 Patricia (Patsy) Mary Wolfe (née Josephson) is a retired Australian lawyer and judge. She was Chief Judge of the District Court of Queensland between 1999 and 2014, the first woman to hold the position. Biography Wolfe initially studied med ...

, 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 Patrick Joseph Brophy (born 3 December 1971) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Brophy joined the team during the 1991–92 National League and was a regular member of the team until for ...

(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 Francis Charles Winslow "Patsy" Callighen (February 13, 1906 – October 16, 1964) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 36 regular season and nine playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during th ...

(1906–1964), Canadian National Hockey League player * Patsy Conroy (1846–????), American burglar and river pirate * Patrick

Patsy Corcoran Patrick Corcoran (16 June 1893 – 1967) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right for Clyde, Celtic, and Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Football League and for Plymouth Argyle in the English Football League. Ca ...

(1893–1967), Scottish professional footballer * Patrick

Patsy Donovan Patrick Joseph Donovan (March 16, 1865 – December 25, 1953) was an Irish born right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from to , most notably the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted .301 lifetime and set a m ...

(1865–1953), Irish-American Major League Baseball player and manager * Patrick Patsy Dorgan (1936–2021), Irish footballer * Patrick

Patsy Dougherty Patrick Henry "Patsy" Dougherty (October 27, 1876 – April 30, 1940) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder from 1902 to 1911. He played for the Boston Americans (now the Boston Red Sox), the New York Highlanders (now the New York Yan ...

(1876–1940), American Major League Baseball player * Patrick Patsy Durack (1834–1898), Australian pastoralist *

Patsy Fagan Patsy Fagan (born 15 January 1951) is an Irish former professional snooker player. Having been runner-up in the 1974 English Amateur Championship, he turned professional in October 1976. He experienced early success with victories at the 1977 ...

(born 1951), Irish retired professional snooker player * Patrick

Patsy Flaherty Patrick Joseph Flaherty (June 29, 1876 – January 23, 1968), born in Mansfield (now Carnegie), Pennsylvania, was a pitcher for the Louisville Colonels (1899), Pittsburgh Pirates (1900 and 1904–05), Chicago White Sox (1903–1904), Boston Dov ...

(1876–1968), American baseball player * Patrick Patsy Flannelly (1909–1939), Irish Gaelic footballer * Patrick Patsy Foley (born 1943), Irish retired hurler * Patrick

Patsy Gallacher Patrick Gallacher (16 March 1891 – 17 June 1953) was an Irish association football, footballer, playing in the inside-right position, most noted for his career at Celtic F.C., Celtic, where he became one of the club's leading goalscorers of a ...

(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 Patsy Harte (born 1940 in Blackpool, Cork) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and was a member of the Cork "Cork" or "CORK" may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant pl ...

(born 1940), Irish former hurler * Elias

Patsy Hendren Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren (5 February 1889 – 4 October 1962) was an English first-class cricketer, active 1907 to 1937, who played for Middlesex and England. He also had a concurrent career as a footballer and had a long tenure with Brentfo ...

(1889–1962), British cricketer * Patrick Patsy Houlihan (1929–2006), English snooker player * Patrick Patsy Keefe (1878–1941), American football coach *

Pasqualino Lolordo Pasquale Lolordo (1887 – January 8, 1929), also known as Pasqualino or "Patsy", was an Italian-born American Mafia boss from Ribera, Sicily, and head of the Chicago chapter of the Unione Siciliana, a "front" organization for the Mafia. Lolor ...

(1887–1929), Italian-American mobster * Mark

Patsy McGaffigan Mark Andrew "Patsy" McGaffigan (September 12, 1888 – December 22, 1940) was a Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop who played for two seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American p ...

(1888–1940), American baseball player *

Patsy McGarry ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading n ...

, writer and newspaper editor *

Patsy McGlone Patsy McGlone (born 8 July 1959) is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2016 to 2024. He also served as Deputy leader of the SDLP from 2010 to 2011. 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 Patsy O'Hara (; 11 July 1957 – 21 May 1981) was an Irish republican hunger striker and member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). O'Hara was one of 22 Irish republicans (in the 20th century) who died in the 1981 hunger strike. Bi ...

(1957–1981),

Irish Republican Irish republicanism () is the political movement for an Irish republic, void of any British rule. Throughout its centuries of existence, it has encompassed various tactics and identities, simultaneously elective and militant and has been both w ...

hunger striker and member of the

Irish National Liberation Army The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA, ) is an Irish republicanism, Irish republican Socialism, socialist paramilitary group formed on 8 December 1974, during the 30-year period of conflict known as "the Troubles". The group seeks to remove ...

* 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 Joseph Alexandre "Patsy" Séguin (May 2, 1887 – August 8, 1918) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played two games with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey Association in the inaugural 1910 season, and scored one goal ...

(1887–1918), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Patrick

Patsy Sweeney Patsy Sweeney was an American lightweight boxer of Irish descent. In boxing circles, he was called the "Manchester Whirlwind". Early life Patrick "Patsy" Joseph Sweeney was born on March 3, 1879, in Clifden, County Galway, Ireland, to Peter Swee ...

(1879–1948), American boxer * Oliver

Patsy Tebeau Oliver Wendell "Patsy" Tebeau (December 5, 1864 – May 16, 1918) was an American first baseman, third baseman, and manager in Major League Baseball.

(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 Patsy Watchorn (born 16 October 1944) is an Irish folk singer. He is notable for being a member of the Dublin City Ramblers and later The Dubliners. Music career Watchorn first came to prominence around 1969 as the lead singer of The Quare ...

(born 1944), Irish folk singer

Fictional characters

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

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'', 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 ''The Sopranos'' * Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn#Cast, 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 who is in love with Lazlo in the 2005 American animated television series ''Camp Lazlo'' * Patsy Stone, one of the main characters in the 1992–2005 British television series ''Absolutely Fabulous'', played by Joanna Lumley * Patsy Walker, also known as "Hellcat", a Marvel Comics superhero

Victim of deception

The popularity of the name has waned with the rise of its, chiefly North American, meaning as ":wikt:dupe, dupe" or "Scapegoating, scapegoat". ''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 vaudeville, vaudevillian 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, 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, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, 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 Byron David Smith killings, killing Haile Kifer and her cousin, Nicholas Brady, also claimed he was a patsy.

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