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Worldwide, Padre (Pai
, Pater
, Padri
) is a common unisex forename. The forename Padre is characteristic of Brunei, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Taiwan. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Padre is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Pater, Pai | Myanmar, India, Poland, Indonesia, United States |
| Padri | Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, United States |
| Padre | Malaysia, Poland, France, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia |
Padre is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: padre , the fictional character from The Littlest Outlaw; Padre Arsenio (Father Arsenio) , the operatic character in the opera La conversione e morte di San Guglielmo by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi; Padre provinciale , character in The Betrothed; Padre Eisenhardt , the operatic character in the opera Die Soldaten by Bernd Alois Zimmermann; a military chaplain and Padre della Monaca di Monza , character in The Betrothed, and in many other works.