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Patrick is never shortened to Patty. The Irish for Patrick is Padraig so Patrick and Padraig are shortened to Paddy
TBF my wife's Irish grandad was Patrick and was always "Pat" or "Patsy".

Also interestingly, thinking about it, I guess in a US accent... "Patty" would pretty much be pronounced "Paddy" so I can see why there's confusion over the spelling.
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