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HelpRe: Patrick or Peter?
in reply to a message by queenv
I've only ever heard (seen, actually) the Peter = penis equation in an American context. Never in a British text, and certainly never here in South Africa, so I used it for my son without compunction. I also like Patrick, but I obviously prefer Peter.
In the 18th century, Patrick had a very negative Irish connotation in England and Patricks who wanted to make it in London society used to call themselves Peter, the better to blend in.
In the 18th century, Patrick had a very negative Irish connotation in England and Patricks who wanted to make it in London society used to call themselves Peter, the better to blend in.
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I believe that Patrick had a negative Irish connotation in the US, also, but at a later time, the mid-nineteenth century, at the time that the US was being flooded with Irish immigrants.
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