Patron

From Middle High German patrōn, from Latin patrōnus. Doublet of Patrone.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaˈtʁoːn/

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• Hyphenation: Pa‧t‧ron

Patron m (strong, genitive Patrons, plural Patrone, feminine Patronin)

1. patron
2. (religion) patron saint

• (patron): Schirmherr
• (religion): Namenspatron, Schutzheiliger, Schutzpatron

• Kirchenpatron (“patron saint of a church”)
• Landespatron (“patron saint of a country”)
• Ortspatron (“patron saint of a place”)

Borrowed from Spanish Patrón.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /patˈɾon/ [pɐt̪ˈɾon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Pat‧ron

Patrón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Patron is the 1,530^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 7,025 individuals.