Paul

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “short; small; humble; few.”
Eng (PAWL)

The name is derived from the Latin Roman family name, Paulus, which could translate as meaning, “small, short; humble; few.”

Paul and his various forms has to be one of the most common male names used throughout the Christian world. It has been used equally among Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics and Protestants.

Its most famous bearer was Paul of Tarsus, whose real name was Saul. St. Paul, as referred to by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, is attributed as being the author of much of the New Testament.

The name was borne by several popes, royals and saints thereafter.

Currently, its Germanic form of Paul is the 8th most popular male name in Germany, (2011). His rankings in other countries are as follows:

• # 13 (Austria, 2010)
• # 22 (France, 2009)
• # 41 (Romania, 2009)
• # 90 (Ireland, 2010)
• # 130 (Scotland, 2010)
• # 178 (United States, 2010)
• # 485 (Netherlands, 2010)

Other forms of the name include:

• Pali (Albanian)
• Paulë (Albanian)
• Boulos/Bulos بولس (Arabic)
• Faulus (Aramaic)
• Boghos Պողոս (Armenian)
• Poghos Պողոս (Armenian)
• Paul (Basque/Dutch/English/Estonian/German/French/Romanian/Scandinavian/Silesian)
• Paweł Павeл (Belarusian/Polish)
• Polus (Berber)
• Paol (Breton)
• Pavel Павел (Bulgarian/Czech/Russian/Slovene)
• Pavolo (Calabrian)
• Pavulu (Calabrian)
• Pau (Catalan/Occitanian)
• Pawl (Cornish/Welsh)
• Paulu (Corsican/Sardinian/Sicilian)
• Pavao (Croatian)
• Pavle პავლე Павле (Croatian/Georgian/Macedonian/Serbian)
• Pavo (Croatian)
• Palle (Danish)
• Poul (Danish)
• Pauwel (Dutch)
• Paavel (Estonian)
• Paavo (Estonian/Finnish)
• Páll (Faroese/Icelandic)
• Paavali (Finnish)
• Pauli (Finnish)
• Pol (Flemmish/Romansch)
• Paale (Frisian)
• Pals (Frisian)
• Paulus पौलुस (Frisian/Hindi/Latin)
• Pay (Frisian)
• Powles (Frisian)
• Pouw (Frisian)
• Pauli (Fruilian)
• Pódhl (Gaelic)
• Pól (Gaelic)
• Paulo (Galician)
• Pavlos Παυλος (Greek)
• Pāl पॉल (Hindi)
• Pál (Hungarian)
• Pósa (Hungarian)
• Paolo (Italian/Portuguese)
• Paolino (Italian/Portuguese)
• Paulinus (Latin)
• Pāvils (Latvian)
• Paulius (Lithuanian)
• Povilas (Lithuanian)
• Paol (Lombard)
• Paulose (Malayalam)
• Pawl (Maltese)
• Pawlu (Maltese)
• Payl (Manx)
• Paora (Maori)
• Pål (Norwegian/Swedish)
• Pavel (Romanian)
• Paulin (Romansch)
• Polet (Romansch)
• Polin (Romansch)
• Pulegn (Romansch)
• Pàl (Scots-Gaelic)
• Pawůł (Silesian)
• Pavol (Slovak)
• Pawoł (Sorbian)
• Pablo (Spanish)
• Paoro (Tahitian)
• Pàul (Tuscan)
• Pavlo Павло (Ukrainian)

For a Reference a Female forms See Paula and Paulina (soon to come)