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Patrician, in the Irish Pádraig-linked pet-name tradition.
Woulfe explicitly records Paidi as a pet form of Pádraig. The corresponding accented Irish Pádraig name comes from Latin Patricius, patrician. This interpretation belongs to that Irish route; the separately documented Javanese-to-Indonesian Paidi is not assigned this Latin meaning.
Separate Irish pet-form and Javanese-to-Indonesian name traditions.
Woulfe records Paidi among Irish pet forms of Pádraig. The Indonesian dictionary entry separately records Paidi as a personal name borrowed from Javanese. Shared spelling does not establish a shared root or pronunciation.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | 2024 | Boys | 5 | 3688 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 32 | 75 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2017 | Boys | 32 | 184 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact Indonesian section documents a masculine given name borrowed from Javanese. It does not supply a literal meaning or a full pronunciation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Paidi entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Paidi&oldid=68738047. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Woulfe explicitly lists Paidi as an Irish pet form of Pádraig. This historical usage is separate from the Indonesian entry. Credit: Rev. Patrick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923), via Library Ireland; Wiktionary contributors for the exact parent-name and Indonesian entries. Sources: https://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/paidi-paddy.php. License: historical Woulfe facts restated in original wording; modern Library Ireland transcription rights retained (https://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/paidi-paddy.php); Wiktionary material CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized documented name relationships and kept language-specific traditions separate; no historical passage, recording or image reproduced.
Historical Woulfe facts summarized; Wiktionary material CC BY-SA 4.0
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Woulfe explicitly records Paidi as a pet form of Pádraig. The corresponding accented Irish Pádraig name comes from Latin Patricius, patrician. This interpretation belongs to that Irish route; the separately documented Javanese-to-Indonesian Paidi is not assigned this Latin meaning. Credit: Rev. Patrick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923), via Library Ireland; Wiktionary contributors for the exact parent-name and Indonesian entries. Sources: https://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/paidi-paddy.php; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Pádraig&oldid=92358037; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick&oldid=93487526; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Paidi&oldid=68738047. License: historical Woulfe facts restated in original wording; modern Library Ireland transcription rights retained (https://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/paidi-paddy.php); Wiktionary material CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized documented name relationships and kept language-specific traditions separate; no historical passage, recording or image reproduced.
Historical Woulfe facts summarized; Wiktionary material CC BY-SA 4.0
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Woulfe explicitly identifies Paidi as a pet form of Pádraig. The modern accented parent spelling is retained, while popularity records for distinct spellings remain separate. Credit: Rev. Patrick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923), via Library Ireland; Wiktionary contributors for the exact parent-name and Indonesian entries. Sources: https://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/paidi-paddy.php; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Pádraig&oldid=92358037. License: historical Woulfe facts restated in original wording; modern Library Ireland transcription rights retained (https://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/paidi-paddy.php); Wiktionary material CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized documented name relationships and kept language-specific traditions separate; no historical passage, recording or image reproduced.
Historical Woulfe facts summarized; Wiktionary material CC BY-SA 4.0
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Woulfe records Paidi among Irish pet forms of Pádraig. The Indonesian dictionary entry separately records Paidi as a personal name borrowed from Javanese. Shared spelling does not establish a shared root or pronunciation. Credit: Rev. Patrick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923), via Library Ireland; Wiktionary contributors for the exact parent-name and Indonesian entries. Sources: https://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/paidi-paddy.php; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Paidi&oldid=68738047; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Pádraig&oldid=92358037. License: historical Woulfe facts restated in original wording; modern Library Ireland transcription rights retained (https://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/paidi-paddy.php); Wiktionary material CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized documented name relationships and kept language-specific traditions separate; no historical passage, recording or image reproduced.
Historical Woulfe facts summarized; Wiktionary material CC BY-SA 4.0
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Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
