Patch

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
By the Master's report made in the said causes, dated the 18th of June, 1849, the said Master certified that the total amount then due and owing to the Plaintiff John Patch for such arrears of the annuities and annual payments of the said Susanna Jemima Hicks amounted to the sum of 4,489l. 15s.[…]
Among my uncle Roger's farm servants, Esau Fletcher and Peter Patch came to the parsonage house.

Etymology

English and German surname of uncertain origin; perhaps from a nickname related to Peter.

Forms

plural: Patches, Patchs

pat · The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object,…Pat · A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.patch · A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or…

Patch · A surname.

patched · Having been repaired with a patch or patches.patel · A village head man.Patel · A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.

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