Patricia vs Jane - What's the difference?
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* 1904 , Patty at Home , BiblioBazaar ,LLC( 2007), ISBN 1434621162, page 36:
* 1991 , Heat And Other Stories , Dutton , ISBN 0525933301:
; the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.
* 1605 William Camden: Remains Concerning Britain . John Russell Smith, 1870. p.103-104:
* 1830 , Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
* 1912 (H.H.Munro), The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope :
derived from a (etyl) variant of John.
As a proper noun patricia
is (female given name).As a verb jane is
.patricia
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- - - - Our house is not of the era of Queen Isabella, but of the Princess Patricia ."
- "That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always call me Patricia' there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called ' Patricia ? Patty is such a baby name."
- "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield. "If you want to be called Patricia', you must get somebody else to do it. I dare say you could hire somebody for a small sum per week to call you ' Patricia for a given number of times every day."
- "Now, you're making fun of me, papa; but I do want to grow up dignified, and not be a silly schoolgirl all my life."
- "Trix" was a derivation of Trish, our mother's girlhood name, or cognomen, as she called it; Trish was itself a derivation of Patricia . Trix disliked her original name because she thought it prissy and old-fashioned, but she didn't much like "Trix" either.
Usage notes
* The name was formerly rare in English, but became popular in the 20th century, partly due to Princess Patricia (1886-1974), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, so named since she was born on St. Patrick's day.jane
English
Alternative forms
* Jayne, JaineProper noun
(s)- In latter years some of the better and nicer sort, misliking Joan, have mollified the name of Joan into Jane', as it may seem, for that ' Jane is never found in old Records; and as some will, never before the time of King Henry the eight.
- People will please their fancies, and every lady has favourite names. I myself have several, and they are mostly short and simple. Jane', that queenly name! '''Jane''' Seymour, '''Jane''' Grey, 'the noble ' Jane de Montford;' - - -
- "What I mean is," said Mrs. Riversedge, "that when I get maids with unsuitable names I call them Jane ; they soon get used to it."
- "An excellent plan," said the aunt of Clovis coldly; "unfortunately I have got used to being called Jane myself. It happens to be my name."