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I like it okay for Patricia, though I like Patricia best by itself, or Trisha/Tricia. Pat on a man feels a bit stereotypically Irish; since Paddy never got much use here in the US, but Patrick did and still does, Pat got Paddy's job of cliched-Irishman-joke name.
Pat feels pretty dated, though Patrick is still reasonably popular.

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