The legendary St. Patrick is not who you think he is. Here’s why. The man we celebrate every St. Patrick’s Day was not actually a man originally named Patrick and he isn’t from Ireland. What was St. Patrick’s real name? Was he even born in Ireland? St. Patrick’s real name was Maewyn Succat and he was born in the United Kingdom, specifically Dumbarton, Scotland. There was no real timeline as to when he was born, but experts say he lived around the 5th century, according to Brittanica. He was captured in a raid and was kept as a slave in Ireland at the age of 16 for six years, where he spent mos…