MW wrote:Ron Burgundy wrote:MW wrote:Quick thought...why is Patrick Ryder known as "Paddy" yet Patrick Dangerfield is known as "Patty"?
Paddy is derived from the Irish, Pádraig: the source of those mysterious, emerald double-Ds.
Patty is the diminutive of Patricia, or a burger, and just not something you call a fella.
Source: paddynotpatty.com
but they are both Patricks!
Master Beefy is named Patrick, we call him Paddy, ignoramuses call him Patty.