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Patti

American  
[pat-ee, paht-tee] / ˈpæt i, ˈpɑt ti /

noun

  1. Adelina Adela Juana Maria Patti, 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.

  2. a female given name.


Patti British  
/ ˈpætɪ /

noun

  1. Adelina (adeˈliːna). 1843–1919, Italian operatic coloratura soprano, born in Spain

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Among those paying tribute was rock iconoclast Patti Smith.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

He immediately achieved commercial success by signing Barry Manilow; and critical acclaim for releasing Patti Smith's influential debut album, Horses.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

“I think we’ll see some type of retrenchment, and then there’ll be continued upside based on the fundamentals and the fact that there’s so much capex being deployed,” Patti said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“We’re not going to return to 2019, where we had much bigger levels of sponsorship prepandemic,” said Patti Hearn, executive director of Seattle Pride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

I doubt Patti Smith and Alabama Shakes and the Pixies on repeat were what he had in mind, but I don’t care.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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