Pádraigín is a given name in the Irish language, formed by adding the diminutive suffix -ín to the name Pádraig (the Irish equivalent of Patrick). The suffix was formerly used as a hypocoristic, giving a male pet name akin to "little Pádraig"; latterly it was a feminiser used to Gaelicise Patricia, the English feminine form of Patrick.
People with the given name Pádraigín Haicéad (c.1604–1654), Dominican priest and Irish-language poet Padraigín Ní Mhurchú (1949–2019), Irish trade unionist Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin (fl. 1976–2010s), Irish singer, songwriter and academic Enya (born 1961), Irish singer, real name Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin
See also List of Irish-language given names
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