Paul

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Paul
Paul the Apostle by El Greco
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	"small"; "humble"
Popularity	see popular names

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Paul (English pronunciation: /ˈpɔːl/) is a common masculine name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage (Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism) and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. It derives from the Roman family name Paulus which means "small" or "humble" in Latin;^[2][3] it is cognate to the Modern English word "few".^[4] Its prevalence in nations with a Christian heritage is due primarily, however, to its attachment to the New Testament-era saint and Roman citizen Saul of Tarsus, the author of most of the New Testament, whose Latin name was Paul. The name is common in all Western European languages (e.g. English, French, Spanish) and those associated with Eastern Orthodoxy (e.g. Greek, Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Coptic, Malayalam). The feminine versions are Paula, Pauline, Paulina, and Paulette. Below are more notable people named 'Pauls' in history.

As a given name

• Pope Paul (disambiguation) – several popes
• Saint Paul (disambiguation) – several saints
• Paul I (disambiguation) – several rulers
• All pages beginning with "Paul of" – for people known as "Paul of ..."
• Paul Allen (born 1953), co-founder of Microsoft
• Paul Thomas Anderson (born 1970), American film director & screenwriter
• Paul Anka (born 1941), Canadian singer and songwriter
• Paul Breitner (born 1951), German international footballer
• Paul Brown (born 1908), American football coach and team owner
• Paul D. Boyer, American biochemist, Nobel prize winner
• Paul Caraway, American general
• Paul Cézanne, French artist
• Paul Daniels, British magician
• Paul Dirac, English physicist
• Paul Galvin (businessman), founder of Motorola
• Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), English international footballer
• Paul Gauguin, French artist
• Paul Georges (1923-2002), American painter
• Paul Getty, English philanthropist
• Paul Hewson (born 1960), the birth name of Irish singer Bono of U2 fame
• Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934), German field marshal and statesman
• Paul Hogan (born 1939), Australian actor and comedian
• Paul Ince (born 1967), English international footballer
• Paul Keating (born 1944), former Australian Prime Minister
• Paul Krugman (born 1953), Nobel Prize-winning American economist and writer
• Paul Levesque (born 1969), American professional wrestler better known as Triple H
• Paul Matisse, American artist & inventor
• Sir Paul McCartney (born 1942), English singer and musician; formerly a member of The Beatles
• Paul Merton, English comedian
• Paul Newman (1925–2008), American actor, and motorsport team owner & driver
• Paul Oakenfold, English electronic musician
• Paul Revere (1735–1818), patriot of the American Revolution and silversmith
• Paul Robeson, American actor, singer and activist
• Paul Rodgers (born 1949), English musician/songwriter – singer in Free and Bad Company
• Paul Samuelson, Nobel Prize-winning American economist
• Paul Scofield, English actor
• Sir Paul Smith, English fashion designer
• Paul Scholes (born 1974), England international footballer
• Paul Sereno paleontologist
• Paul Simon (born 1941), American musician
• Paul Van Himst, Belgian international footballer
• Paul Verhoeven, Dutch film director
• Paul Weller, English musician formerly of The Jam
• Paul Whitehouse, Welsh comedian
• Paul Young (born 1956), English singer most famous as a solo act in the 1980s
• Paul Young (1947–2000), English singer best known for his time with Sad Café and Mike + The Mechanics
• Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish Baroque painter
• RuPaul, prominent American drag queen

As a surname

• Adrian Paul, English actor
• Alexandra Paul (born 1963), American actress
• Art Paul, American graphic designer
• Alice Stokes Paul, American suffragist leader
• Bruno Paul, German architect, interior designer, and furniture designer
• Chris Paul (born 1985), American basketball player
• Christi Paul, news anchor for CNN Headline News
• Henri Paul, driver of the car in which he, Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were killed.
• Jayson Paul (born 1984), American professional wrestler better known as JTG
• Les Paul (1915–2009), American guitarist
• Rand Paul (born 1963), American ophthalmologist and politician
• Ron Paul (born 1935), American obstetrician and politician, and presidential candidate in 1988, 2008, and 2012; father of Rand
• Robbie Paul and Henry Paul, Rugby League footballers from New Zealand
• Roy Paul, Welsh international footballer
• Wolfgang Paul (1913–1993), German physicist who co-developed the ion trap, Nobel prize winner

De Paul

• Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter
• Vincent de Paul, Catholic saint

See also

• Pavel
• Paul (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Paul"
• Paul-Antoine
• Jean-Paul
• John Paul (disambiguation)
• John Paul Jones (disambiguation)
• Pal (surname)

Translations

• Albanian: Pali
• Arabic: بولس (Bulus, in the Bible), بول (English name Paul)
• Armenian: Պողոս (Poġos/Boġos)
• Belarusian: Павeл (Paweł), Паўлюк (Paŭluk), Паўлюсь (Paŭluś)
• Bosnian: Pavle
• Bulgarian: Павел (Pavel)
• Catalan: Pau, Pol
• Chinese: 保羅, 保罗 (Bǎoluó)
• Cornish: Pawl
• Croatian: Pavao
• Czech: Pavel
• Danish: Poul, Povl
• Dutch: Paul, Paulus
• Estonian: Paul, Paavel, Paavo
• Faroese: Páll
• Filipino: Pablo
• Finnish: Paavali, Paavo, Pauli
• French: Paul, Pol
• Frisian: Pouw, Powles, Paulus
• Galician: Paulo
• Georgian: პაულ
• German: Paul
• Greek: Παύλος (Pávlos)
• Hakka: Pó-lò
• Hawaiian: Paulo
• Hebrew: פול (Pol)
• Hindi: पौलुस (Paulus - only used in bible context),पॉल (Pāl)
• Hungarian: Pál Nicknames: Pali, Palika, Paja, Pajus, Pajó, Palcsi, Palcsika, Pálka, Palkó, Pálocska
• Icelandic: Páll
• Irish: Pól, Pódhl
• Italian: Paolo
• Japanese: ポール (Pōru), an in Biblical context, パウルス (Paurusu)
• Korean: 폴 (Pol) / 바울 (Baul – archaic translation; only used in bible context)
• Latin: Paulus
• Latvian: Pauls, Pāvils
• Lithuanian: Paulas, Paulius, Povilas
• Malayalam: Paulose
• Macedonian: Павле (Pavle)
• Maltese: Pawl, Pawlu
• Manx: Payl
• Mongolian: Павел (Pavel)
• Norwegian: Paul, Pål
• Old English: Paulus
• Polish: Paweł
• Portuguese: Paulo
• Romanian: Paul, Pavel
• Russian: Павел (Pável)
• Scottish Gaelic: Pòl
• Serbian: Павле (Pavle)
• Slovak: Pavol
• Slovene: Pavel
• Spanish: Pablo
• Swedish: Paul, Pål
• Tamil: பவுல் (Pavul), சின்னப்பன் (Chinnappan)
• Thai: พอล (Paul), ปอ (Por)
• Luganda: Paolo
• Ukrainian: Павло (Pavló)
• Vietnamese: Phao-lô
• Welsh: Pawl

References

1. ^ US Census
2. ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Paul
3. ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Paulus
4. ^ Bosworth-Toller Old English dictionary

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