what was st patrick's real name

St Patrick’s real name was Maewyn Succat.

Quick Scoop

• Birth name: Maewyn Succat.

• “Patrick” comes from the Latin “Patricius,” meaning nobleman or father figure, which he adopted later in his religious life.

• He was likely born in Roman Britain (often said to be in what is now Scotland or Wales) in the late 4th century.

So, the man the world celebrates as St Patrick on March 17 started out not as “Patrick” at all, but as Maewyn Succat, a Romano-British youth who only took the name Patrick when he became a Christian missionary and bishop.

TL;DR: What was St Patrick’s real name? Maewyn Succat.

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