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10. St. Paddy or St. Patty?

You'll probably hear some people refer to St. Patrick's Day as St. Patty's or St. Paddy's Day. This is just a quick, casual way of referring to the holiday. Using the name, Patty would be technically incorrect, though. In Ireland, a shortened version of the name Patrick would be Paddy. Patty is a nickname for a female named Patricia, so that doesn't really work at all!

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