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I like Patricia, it's very swishy and elegant - but not Pat, which really kills the glamour. Trish isn't much better, but definitely preferable.
Patricia Odile is my favourite, it's lovely.

I find it fresh, and surprising on a youngster. I've been incorporating it of late. I like Margot Patricia, after my aunt, Patsy (Patricia Margo), whom I adore.

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I like it after an understated first name with tonic stress on the first syllable:

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Enid Patricia
Edith Patricia
Esther Patricia
Ellen Patricia

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Of your combos, my favorite is Patricia Phoebe.

This message was edited 9/14/2014, 9:43 AM

"What a lush, kindly appellation! I especially love that this patrician moniker has become plebeian due to extensive use. Such a fun paradox!"

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I feel like I'm reading an 18th-century seduction novel (which, if you aren't familiar, is the 18th-C equivalent of a soap opera or a telenovela). I wouldn't mention this unkind thought if this post didn't have such an elitist edge, but it does, so I will.

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That said, I like Patricia.

This message was edited 9/14/2014, 8:26 AM

It's my sister's name, and it was wildly popular at the time my sister's and my generation were being born, as you're well aware. So between it being the name of my sister, and its popularity, for a long time I felt towards it the contempt born out of familiarity.

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At some point, though, I began to separate it from all that, and appreciate it for what it is, and what it is is a soft, feminine, pretty, and as you say, patrician name. I think there was a reason that it was so popular. Of course, it's now dated, as eventually becomes true for all popular names.

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I like Patricia Eulalie and Patricia Rosamond. My sister is Patricia Jeanne, but I certainly don't recommend the fillerish Jeanne, though it does flow well.

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I strongly dislike Patricia. It makes me think of a very irritating woman in her 40s. I don't know why, sorry if I insulted anyone :-P I just don't like the sound of it. And in general i'm not a fan of female versions of male names, except for Pauline.

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From your mn's I like Eloise and Edith.

I quite like Patricia too. It's soft, yet polished. I'm growing fond of the classier midcentury names like Patricia, Deborah, Jacqueline, Angela, Marguerite, Virginia and the like. They all have that familiar-yet-posh feeling.

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I'm fond of these creations of yours:

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Patricia Chloe
Patricia Clio - also Patricia Cleo
Patricia Eloise
Patricia Eulalie
Patricia Eveline
Patricia Odette
Patricia Opal
Patricia Ottoline
Patricia Phoebe
Patricia Rosamond / Rosamund / Rosemonde