Patti

Short form of Patricia, which traces to the Latin patricius, meaning member of the nobility. While Patricia held court on formal baptismal certificates, the -i spelling split off as an independent birth name during the mid-twentieth century. Country-pop singer Patti Page helped propel the spelling onto radio dials and birth registries alike.

A Patti is rarely mistaken for someone born in this century. The name reads like transistor radios, school dance committees, and handwriting that used small circles instead of dots over lowercase vowels. Over three-quarters of living bearers belong to the baby boomer cohort. It carries the energy of someone who will tell you what year every song on the diner jukebox came out.