Poul

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpou̯l]

Proper noun

Poul m anim (female equivalent Poulová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Poul (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Poul	Poulové
genitive	Poula	Poulů
dative	Poulovi	Poulům
accusative	Poula	Pouly
vocative	Poule	Poulové
locative	Poulovi	Poulech
instrumental	Poulem	Pouly

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɒʊ̯l]

Proper noun

Poul

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

Related terms

• (male given names) Paul, Paulus, Povl
• (feminine forms) Paula, Pauline, Poula, Pouline
• (surnames) Paulsen, Poulsen

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 65 832 males with the given name Poul have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Faroese

Proper noun

Poul m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Poul: Poulsson
• daughter of Poul: Poulsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Poul
Accusative	Poul
Dative	Pouli
Genitive	Pouls

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German pfāl, ultimately from Latin pālus, possibly via a Proto-Germanic intermediate. Cognate with German Pfahl, Dutch paal, English pole, Swedish påle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəʊ̯l/
• Rhymes: -əʊl

Noun

Poul m (plural Péil)

1. stake
2. post

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French Paul, brought to England by the Normans, itself from Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puːl/

Proper noun

Poul

1. a male given name from Old French
   • Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: Prologue:

     And ran to Londoun unto Seinte Poules

Declension

    Declension of Poul

	Singular	Plural
nominative, accusative	Poul	Pouls or Poules
genitive	Poules	Poule
dative	Poule	Poulen

Descendants

• English: Paul