Victor Manuel Patiño Patiño was born on 7 February 1912, in Puntarenas, Costa Rica as the son of Rafaela Patiño Patiño. He died on 24 May 2003, in Limón, Costa Rica, at the age of 91.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Manuel, Juan, Luis, Jesus, Jorge, Raul, Francisco, Miguel, Ricardo, Javier. Italian Antonio, Flavio, Federico, Filiberto, Francesca, Leonardo, Lucio, Angelo, Aureliano, Carmela, Constantino, Dario.
Galician (Patiño): from a diminutive of pato ‘duck’, hence a nickname, for instance denoting a person who waddled.
Italian (southern): probably a relationship name or nickname from the regional word patino ‘father’, also ‘godfather’.
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