patricia
パトリシア
解説 Definition
英語圏の女性名。ラテン語で「高貴な」を意味するpatriciaに由来する。
Patricia is a traditional feminine given name widely used in the English-speaking world. It is the feminine form associated with Latin Patricius and ultimately with patricius, a term referring to a member of the hereditary upper class of ancient Rome.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Patricia は英語圏で用いられる女性名で、通常は必ず語頭を大文字にします。ラテン語の「貴族」に関係する patrician と結び、伝統的な人名として覚えましょう。Patricia is、my mother Patricia のように人を指します。似た Patrick は男性名、patrician は普通名詞・形容詞なので、綴りと役割を区別します。
Remember Patricia as a woman’s name and capitalize it. Connect it with patrician, the English word for a member of an old aristocratic class; both reflect the name’s Latin association with noble status. Sentences such as Patricia graduated or my mother Patricia show the normal personal-name pattern. Patrick is the familiar masculine counterpart, while patrician is an ordinary noun or adjective rather than a given name in such contexts. This connection is more reliable than trying to memorize the name through sound alone, and it also explains its traditional, classical character.
例文
Patricia is one of the most classic female names in the English-speaking world.
パトリシアは英語圏で最も伝統的な女性の名前の一つです。
My mother Patricia was named after Saint Patricia of Naples.
母のパトリシアはナポリの聖パトリシアにちなんで名付けられました。
Patricia graduated at the top of her class in medical school.
パトリシアは医学部を首席で卒業しました。
patricia の類義語・関連語
patricia の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 patricius（貴族）に由来し、語根は pater（父）。古代ローマで「父祖の家系に属する高貴な者」を指した。関連語：patrician（貴族の）、patriot（愛国者）。「父の血筋」が高貴さを意味した時代背景が名前に残っている。
Patricia is the feminine form of a name derived from Latin Patricius. That name is related to Latin patricius, “patrician” or “noble,” the term for a member of ancient Rome’s hereditary ruling class. Patricius is connected with patres, “fathers,” from pater, “father,” reflecting descent from recognized ancestral families. The name became established through Christian saints and later spread widely in European and English-speaking naming traditions.
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