In older usage, Patsy was also a nickname for Martha or Matilda, following a common nicknaming pattern of changing an M to a P (such as in Margaret → Meg/Meggy → Peg/Peggy; and Molly → Polly) and adding a feminine suffix.[1][2]
The popularity of the name has waned with the rise of its, chiefly North American,[3] meaning as "dupe" or "scapegoat".[1]Fact, Fancy and Fable, published in 1889, notes that in a sketch performed in Boston "about twenty years ago" a character would repeatedly ask "Who did that?" and the answer was "Patsy Bolivar!"[4] It may have been popularized by the vaudevillianBilly B. Van, whose 1890s character, Patsy Bolivar, was more often than not an innocent victim of unscrupulous or nefarious characters.[5] Van's character became a broad vaudeville "type", imitated by many comedians, including Fred Allen, who later wrote, "Patsy Bolivar was a slang name applied to a bumpkin character; later, it was shortened to Patsy, and referred to any person who was the butt of a joke."[6]
Lee Harvey Oswald, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, denied he was responsible for the murder, and stated: "No, they are taking me in because of the fact that I lived in the Soviet Union. I'm just a patsy!"[7][8]
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For other uses see Patsy disambiguation Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick or occasionally other names containing the syllable Pat such as Cleopatra Patience or Patrice Among Italian Americans it is often used as a pet name for Pasquale 1 PatsyCountry western singer Patsy Cline 1932 1963 Pronunciation ˈ p ae t s i PAT seeGenderUnisexOriginWord nameLatin PatriciusMeaning Noble i e a patrician Region of originnorth England Scotland amp IrelandOther namesRelated namesMartha Matilda Mattie Patricia Patrick Patti PattyContents 1 People with the name 1 1 Female 1 2 Male 2 Fictional characters 3 Victim of deception 4 ReferencesPatsy Custis 1756 1773 the daughter of Martha Washington and stepdaughter of George Washington Martha Jefferson Randolph 1772 1836 was nicknamed Patsy Princess Patricia of Connaught 1886 1974 pictured with wounded Canadian soldiers in 1917 Her nickname was Patsy In older usage Patsy was also a nickname for Martha or Matilda following a common nicknaming pattern of changing an M to a P such as in Margaret Meg Meggy Peg Peggy and Molly Polly and adding a feminine suffix 1 2 President George Washington called his wife Martha Patsy in private correspondence President Thomas Jefferson s eldest daughter Martha was known by the nickname Patsy while his daughter Mary was called Polly citation needed People with the name editFemale edit Patsy Biscoe born 1946 Australian children s entertainer Patricia Patsy Burt 1928 2001 British motor racing driver Patricia Patsy Byrne 1933 2014 English actress Patsy Chapman born 1948 British newspaper editor Patsy Cline 1932 1963 American country singer Pat Danner born 1934 American politician Patsy Kelly 1910 1981 American actress Patricia Patsy Kensit born 1968 British actress and singer Patsy Knight born 1938 American politician Patsy Lawlor 1933 1997 Irish politician nurse and businesswoman Patricia Patsy Lovell born 1954 English cricketer member of the 1988 World Cup team Patricia Patsy May born 1947 Australian cricketer 1968 1976 Patsy Ruth Miller 1904 1995 American actress Patsy Mink 1927 2002 American politician Patsy Pulitzer 1928 2011 American model socialite and philanthropist Patricia Patsy Ramsey 1956 2006 mother of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey Patsy Reddy Governor General of New Zealand Patsy Robertson 1933 2020 Jamaican diplomat and journalist Patsy Rodenburg born 1953 British voice coach author and theatre director Patricia Patsy Rowlands 1934 2005 British actress in the Carry On films Patsy O Connell Sherman 1930 2008 American chemist and co inventor of Scotchgard Patsy Smart 1918 1996 English actress Patricia Patsy Ticer 1935 2017 American politician Patsy Wolfe Australian lawyer and judgeMale edit Patsy Bradley born 1984 Gaelic footballer from Northern Ireland Patrick Patsy Brophy born 1970 Irish retired hurler Patrick A Patsy Brown 1872 1958 Irish American maker of uilleann pipes Francis Patsy Callighen 1906 1964 Canadian National Hockey League player Patrick Patsy Donovan 1865 1953 Irish American Major League Baseball player and manager Patrick Patsy Dougherty 1876 1940 American Major League Baseball player Patsy Fagan born 1951 Irish retired professional snooker player Patrick Patsy Foley born 1943 Irish retired hurler Patsy Harte born 1940 Irish former hurler Elias Henry Patsy Hendren 1889 1962 British cricketer Pasqualino Lolordo 1887 1929 Italian American mobster Patsy McGarry writer and newspaper editor Patsy McGlone born 1959 Irish politician Patsy O Hara 1957 1981 Irish Republican hunger striker and member of the Irish National Liberation Army Patsy Watchorn born 1944 Irish folk singerFictional characters editPatsy Monty Python in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail and also the 2005 Monty Python inspired musical Spamalot Patsy the title character in the newspaper comic strip The Adventures of Patsy 1935 1954 Patsy Parisi in HBO series The Sopranos Patsy Pirati in the film Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn 2013 Patsy Sewer a singer on the Canadian television program Instant Star Patsy Smiles a mongoose who is in love with Lazlo in the 2005 American animated television series Camp Lazlo Patsy Stone one of the main characters in the 1992 2005 British television series Absolutely Fabulous played by Joanna Lumley Patsy Walker also known as Hellcat a Marvel Comics superheroVictim of deception editThe popularity of the name has waned with the rise of its chiefly North American 3 meaning as dupe or scapegoat 1 Fact Fancy and Fable published in 1889 notes that in a sketch performed in Boston about twenty years ago a character would repeatedly ask Who did that and the answer was Patsy Bolivar 4 It may have been popularized by the vaudevillian Billy B Van whose 1890s character Patsy Bolivar was more often than not an innocent victim of unscrupulous or nefarious characters 5 Van s character became a broad vaudeville type imitated by many comedians including Fred Allen who later wrote Patsy Bolivar was a slang name applied to a bumpkin character later it was shortened to Patsy and referred to any person who was the butt of a joke 6 Lee Harvey Oswald after the assassination of John F Kennedy denied he was responsible for the murder and stated No they are taking me in because of the fact that I lived in the Soviet Union I m just a patsy 7 8 Byron Smith after killing Haile Kifer and her cousin Nicholas Brady also claimed he was a patsy 9 References edit a b c Names Patsy edgarbook Archived from the original on 21 October 2009 Retrieved 16 November 2007 Common Nicknames amp Their Given Name Equivalents About com Retrieved 16 November 2007 Catherine Soanes Angus Stevenson eds 2005 Patsy Oxford Dictionary of English 2nd revised ed Oxford New York Oxford University Press p 1291 ISBN 978 0 19 861057 1 Alex Games 2010 Balderdash amp Piffle Random House p 275 ISBN 9781446415054 Patsy Online Etymology Dictionary Retrieved 7 August 2016 Robert S Bader 2016 Four of the Three Musketeers The Marx Brothers On Stage Northwestern University Press p 103 Oswald s Ghost American Experience PBS Retrieved 13 May 2018 A J F K Assassination Glossary Key Figures and Theories The New York Times 26 October 2017 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 13 May 2018 Transcripts CNN Retrieved 15 July 2018 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patsy amp oldid 1186340326, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
