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Around the globe, Batty (Batty
, باتي
, Бэтти
) is a rare epicene first name. The first name Batty is characteristic of Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare male name, Libya, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Ireland, where it is a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Libya, India, and Egypt. More frequently, Batty is the last name as well as the forename.
Batty is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Patty Bouvier , the character on The Simpsons; Patty Halliwell , character in Charmed; Peppermint Patty , the character in the Peanuts media franchise; Patty Thompson , the fictional character from Soul Eater and Patty Tolan , the fictional character in the Ghostbusters franchise, among other works.