logo Featured Topics Film WWE TV Gaming Comics Music Offbeat Quizzes 12 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About St Patrick's Day By Chris Waugh / March 17, 2016 4. It Should Be Called "St Maewyn's Day" Instead St Patrick's birth name was actually "Maewyn Succat" and he only altered it to "Patricius" once he became a priest after moving to Ireland. So technically "St Patrick's Day" should actually be "St Maewyn's Day"... Pagination ←Previous Next→