Paul

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɔːl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɔl/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /pɑl/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːl
• Homophones: pall, pawl

Paul

1. In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 13:9:

     Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.

2. A male given name from Latin of biblical origin.
   • 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “Dombey and Son: Chapter 1”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:

     'He will be christened Paul, my - Mrs Dombey - of course.'
     She feebly echoed, 'Of course,' or rather expressed it by the motion of her lips, and closed her eyes again.
     'His father's name, Mrs Dombey, and his grandfather's! I wish his grandfather were alive this day! There is some inconvenience in the necessity of writing Junior,' said Mr Dombey, making a fictitious autograph on his knee; 'but it is merely of a private and personal complexion. It doesn't enter into the correspondence of the House. Its signature remains the same.'

   • 2006 October 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Film Chain’s Latest Link”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 June 2025:

     Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast were honored for “Crash” four months before it won best picture.

   • 2022 September 10, Matt McFarland, “Why your car’s speedometer goes up to 160 mph (even when your car can’t)”, in CNN Business‎^[2]:

     Toyota spokesman Paul Hogard said the automaker wants speedometers to be easy to read, so there’s value in placing the typical operating speed of American cars, 45 mph to 70 mph, he said, at the top of the speedometer, which is the easiest place on the speedometer for the driver to read.

3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A place name:
   1. An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States, named after Paul the Apostle.
   2. A city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.
   4. A village south of Newlyn in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4627). The civil parish of Paul (abolished 2021) did not include the village in latter years, and is now included in St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul.
   5. A municipality on Santo Antão, Cape Verde.

• feminine forms: Paula, Paulette, Paulina, Pauline
• surnames:

• Palu, Pula, ULPA, pula

Borrowed from English Paul, from Latin Paulus, paulus (“small”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpol/ [ˈpol̪]

Paul (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]

Paul

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Paul

1. a male given name, a variant of the much more popular Poul

From Latin Paulus.

• IPA^(key): /pɑl/

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• Hyphenation: Paul

Paul m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

Paul

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

From the Swedish, German or English Paul. Cognate with the older Finnish Paavo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑu̯l/, [ˈpɑ̝u̯l]
• Rhymes: -ɑul
• Syllabification^(key): Paul
• Hyphenation^(key): Paul

Paul

1. a male given name
   • 1946, Anni Swan, Pauli on koditon, WSOY, published 1960, page 21:

     —Sanohan ensin mikä nimesi on?
     —Pauli.
     —Pauli, toisti Anna hitaasti. Minulla oli ennen pieni, Paul niminen veli, lisäsi hän.

     —Could you first tell me your name?
     —Pauli.
     —Pauli, Anna slowly repeated. I used to have a little brother named Paul, she added.

• More common in the vernacular form Pauli.

• Paul is the 261^st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,815 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,550 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• lupa, pula

• IPA^(key): /pɔl/

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Paul m

1. Paul (biblical figure)
2. a male given name

• Jean-Paul
• female given names: Paule, Paulette, Pauline, Marie-Paule

• Haitian Creole: Pòl

• palu, Pula

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

• IPA^(key): /paʊ̯l/

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Paul m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pauls)

1. a male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Paula, Paulina, or Pauline, equivalent to English Paul

• biblical form: Paulus

Borrowed from English Paul.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpol/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ol

Paul m or f by sense

1. a male given name and surname in English

Borrowed from German Paul.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpawl/^[1]
• Rhymes: -awl
• Hyphenation: Pàul

Paul m or f by sense

1. a male given name and surname in German

Borrowed from French Paul.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpol/, (careful style) /ˈpɔl/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ol, (careful style) -ɔl

Paul m

1. a male given name in French

Paul m (feminine Paula)

1. a male given name

• Pål

• IPA^(key): /ˈpawl/

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• Rhymes: -awl
• Syllabification: Paul

Paul m pers

1. a male surname

Paul f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

• Appendix:Polish surnames

• Pål

Clipping of Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa͜ʊl/

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Paul c (genitive Pauls)

1. a male given name

• (biblical): Paulus
• (female given names): Paula, Paulina

• Paul in Nomina | Historiska museet.

Borrowed from English Paul, from Latin Paulus. Doublet of Pablo, Paolo, and Paulo.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpol/ [ˈpol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: Paul

Paul (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]

Latin Paulus. Doublet of Pawl.

• IPA^(key): /pau̯l/
• Rhymes: -au̯l

Paul m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul