Globally, Padrino (Pater , Ninong , Padrino ) is quite a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly first name. The first name Padrino is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a rare male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Hong Kong. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and India. Likewise, Padrino is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Pater | Poland, Netherlands, United States, France, Nigeria |
Ninong | Philippines, India, United States, Malaysia, Indonesia |
Padrino | Philippines, Netherlands, United States, France, Germany |
Padrina | Philippines, Spain, United States, Venezuela, India |
Padrino is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pater Benito , the operatic character in the opera Der Stier von Olivera; Pater Agathangelos , the theatrical character in the play "Darkness at Epachto" and Pater Heilmann , the operatic character in the opera Undine by Albert Lortzing.