Paul
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɔːl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɔl/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /pɑl/
Audio (US, woman's voice) (file) Audio (US, man's voice) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːl
- Homophones: pall, pawl
Proper noun edit
Paul
- 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.
- 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.'
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A place name:
- An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States, named after Paul the Apostle.
- A city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.
- A village south of Newlyn, Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4627).
- A municipality on Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
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surnames
Translations edit
the Apostle
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male given name
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Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Paul, from Latin Paulus, paulus (“small”).
Proper noun edit
Paul
- a male given name from Latin
Cimbrian edit
Proper noun edit
Paul
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul
References edit
- 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
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Paul
- a male given name, a variant of the much more popular Poul
Estonian edit
Proper noun edit
Paul
- a male given name, equivalent to English Paul
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From the Swedish, German or English Paul. Cognate with the older Finnish Paavo.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Paul
- 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.
- —Could you first tell me your name?
Usage notes edit
- More common in the vernacular form Pauli.
Declension edit
Inflection of Paul (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Paul | Paulit | ||
genitive | Paulin | Paulien | ||
partitive | Paulia | Pauleja | ||
illative | Pauliin | Pauleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Paul | Paulit | ||
accusative | nom. | Paul | Paulit | |
gen. | Paulin | |||
genitive | Paulin | Paulien | ||
partitive | Paulia | Pauleja | ||
inessive | Paulissa | Pauleissa | ||
elative | Paulista | Pauleista | ||
illative | Pauliin | Pauleihin | ||
adessive | Paulilla | Pauleilla | ||
ablative | Paulilta | Pauleilta | ||
allative | Paulille | Pauleille | ||
essive | Paulina | Pauleina | ||
translative | Pauliksi | Pauleiksi | ||
abessive | Paulitta | Pauleitta | ||
instructive | — | Paulein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Paul is the 261st 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.
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Proper noun edit
Paul m
- Paul (biblical figure)
- a male given name
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- Jean-Paul
- female given names: Paule, Paulette, Pauline, Marie-Paule
Descendants edit
- Haitian Creole: Pòl
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German edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Paul m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pauls)
- a male given name, feminine equivalent Paula, Paulina, or Pauline, equivalent to English Paul
Related terms edit
- biblical form: Paulus
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Paul m or f by sense
- A male given name and surname in English
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
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Paul m or f by sense
- A male given name and surname in German
Etymology 3 edit
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Paul m
- A male given name in French
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Paul in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Norwegian edit
Proper noun edit
Paul m (feminine Paula)
- a male given name
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Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
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Paul m pers
- a male surname
Declension edit
Declension of Paul
Proper noun edit
Paul f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Paul c (genitive Pauls)
- a male given name