Paul (male name)
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Gender | Male |
Meaning | "Humble" |
Popularity | Popular names page |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Paul |
Paul /pɔəɫ/ Audio (US) is a common English name, derived from Paulus, a nomen of ancient Rome, while also appearing as the cognomen for other Romans. The name is of Latin origin meaning "small". It is a masculine given name.
See Main article Paul
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[edit] Notable people named Paul
- Paul I of Russia, the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801.
- Paul Allen, Co-founder of Microsoft
- Paul Arpin, a French long-distance runner
- Paul Butcher, the name of a few people
- Paul Cézanne, a French artist
- Paul Galvin, Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA
- Paul Gascoigne, an English association footballer
- Paul Gauguin, a French artist
- Paul Getty, a philanthropist
- Paul Hewson, a musician,(aka Bono Vox) member of the Irish rock band U2
- Sir Paul McCartney, formerly a member of The Beatles
- Paul Merton, a comedian
- Paul Newman, an actor
- Paul Rodgers, a musician
- Paul Scofield, an actor
- Sir Paul Smith, Fashion Designer
- Paul Scholes, an English footballer
- Paul Simon, a musician
- Paul Weller, a musician
- Paul Whitehouse, a comedian
- Peter Paul Reubens, Artist
- Paul Banke, Retired boxer
- Paul Trainor, an avid Manchester United fan
[edit] as a Surname
- Alice Stokes Paul - American suffragist leader
- Bruno Paul - German architect, interior designer, and furniture designer
- Chris Paul - American basketball player
- Christi Paul - news anchor for CNN Headline News
- Les Paul - guitar man
- Ron Paul - 2008 United States presidential candidate
- Roy Paul, Footballer
- William Paul (attorney), Alaskan politician and attorney.
- William Paul (British politician), communist activist.
- William Paul (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Lynsey de Paul - English singer-songwriter
- Vincent de Paul - Catholic saint
[edit] See Also
[edit] Translations
- Albanian: Pali
- Armenian: Poghos (in Eastern Armenian) or Boghos (in Western Armenian) (Պողոս)
- Arabic: Bulus
- Belarusian: Paval (Павал)
- Bosnian: Pavle
- Bulgarian: Pavel (Павел)
- Catalan: Pau
- Chinese: 保羅, 保罗 (Bǎoluó)
- Croatian: Pavao
- Czech: Pavel
- Danish: Poul, Povl
- Dutch: Paul, Paulus
- Estonian: Paul
- Faroese: Páll
- Finnish: Paavali, Paavo, Pauli
- French: Paul
- German: Paul
- Greek: Παύλος (Pávlos)
- Hebrew: Shaul
- Hungarian: Pál
- Icelandic: Páll
- Irish: Pól
- Italian: Paolo
- Japanese: ポール (Pōru)
- Korean: 폴 (Pol)
- Latin: Paulus
- Latvian: Pauls, Pāvils
- Lithuanian: Paulius, Povilas
- Malayalam: Paulose
- Macedonian: Pavle (Павле)
- Maltese: Pawl, Pawlu
- Norwegian: Paul, Pål
- Philippine: Pablo
- Polish: Paweł
- Portuguese: Paulo
- Roman: PAVLE
- Romanian: Paul, Pavel
- Russian: Павел (Pável)
- Scottish Gaelic: Pòl
- Serbian: Pavle(Pol)(Павле)
- Slovak: Pavol
- Slovene: Pavel
- Spanish: Pablo
- Swedish: Paul, Pål
- Ukrainian: Павло (Pávlo)