learning the definitive answer to the “St. Patty’s or St. Paddy’s” debate will make your St. Patrick’s Day jokes funny and accurate. Get Reader’s Digest’s Read Up newsletter for more ...

St. Patty's Day or St. Paddy's Day. The nicknames for Patrick or Patricia—Patty, Paddy or Patti—are all used, sometimes interchangeably. So it makes sense that "Patty's Day" is a lot of people ...

Since Paddy and Patty are usually pronounced the same way, it hardly matters whether you’re wishing someone a “Happy St. Paddy’s Day!” or a “Happy St. Patty’s Day!” aloud.