Small rock or noble
As a diminutive of Patrick, it shares the meaning 'noble'. It also exists as a rare English surname derived from a Middle English term for the head, or as a variant of the name Peit, meaning small rock.
Less common today
Pate isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,578 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American college football player
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