 Parecag was arrested in written sources in 1257 as "Padriçagi", and in 1294 as "Pareçagum" and "Padrecagum".The Slovenian name "Parecag" is borrowed from Italian "Parezzago", which developed from Latin "*Patriciācum", based on the personal name "Patricius".Etymologically, the name means 'property owned by Patricius'.