Patsy

English, diminutive of Patricia

"noble, patrician"

Patsy Origin and Meaning

The name Patsy is a girl's name of English origin meaning "noble, patrician".

This sassy, spunky name was used for the mostly Irish jump-roping pigtailed girls of the thirties and forties -- and some Irish and Italian boys as well. Its most noted bearer was iconic country music singer Patsy Cline (born Virginia), and was sighted most recently in the Ab Fab movie. After reaching Number 52 in the late thirties, it dropped off the list completely in 1970--and we're not anticipating a return.

Patsy Rank in US Top 1000

# 915 in the US

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Famous People Named Patsy

• Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley) American country music singer
• Patsy Palmer (born Julie Anne Harris) English actress
• Patricia Lee "Patsy" Reddy 21st Governor,General of New Zealand
• Patsy Montana stage name of Ruby Rose Blevins, American country music singer
• Patricia Jude Francis "Patsy" Kensit English actress
• Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink former U.S. congresswoman from Hawaii
• Patricia Amy "Patsy" Rowlands English actress
• Patsy O'Connell Sherman American chemist and inventor of Scotchgard
• Patricia Ann "Patsy" Ramsey American former beauty queen and mother of murder victim JonBenet Ramsey

The name Patsy in Pop Culture

• Patsy Stone character on British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"
• Patsy Sewer character on Canadian TV's "Instant Star"
• Patsy Edis character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Patsy Stansfield Martin character in G. A. Henty's "No Surrender"
• Patience "Patsy" Mount character on TV's "Call the Midwife"