# Paul
## English
### Etymology

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /pɔːl/
* (General American) IPA: /pɔl/
* (cot–caught merger) IPA: /pɑl/
* Audio (US, female voice):(file)
* Audio (US, male voice):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔːl
* Homophones: pall, pawl

### Proper noun

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.'
** 2006 October 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Film Chain’s Latest Link”, in The New York Times‎:Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast were honored for “Crash” four months before it won best picture.
* 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 in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4627). The civil parish of Paul (abolished 2021) did not include the village in latter years, and is now included in St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul.
** A municipality on Santo Antão, Cape Verde.

#### Derived terms

* Paul Bert effect
* Paul Blart
* Pauls Valley
* Paul Veronese green
* rob Peter to pay Paul
* Saint Paul Charlestown
* Saint Paul, St. Paul
* St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul
* St Paul's Walden

#### Related terms

* feminine forms: Paula, Paulette, Paulina, Pauline
* surnames:
* Fyall
* Mackfall
* MacPhail
* McFall
* McFaul
* McPhail
* Paule
* Paulet
* Pauley
* Paulin
* Pauling
* Paull
* Paulley
* Paulson
* Pauly
* Paw
* Pawle
* Pawlett
* Pawley
* Pawling
* Pawlyn
* Pawson
* Pole
* Poles
* Poll
* Pollard
* Pollins
* Polson
* Pool
* Poole
* Poulsom
* Poulson
* Powell
* Powles
* Powley
* Powling
* Quail
* Quaile
* Quayle

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Palu, Pula, ULPA, pula

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Paul, from Latin Paulus, paulus (“small”).

### Proper noun

Paul
* a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]

## Cimbrian
### Proper noun

Paul
* a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul

### References

* 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
### Proper noun

Paul
* a male given name, a variant of the much more popular Poul

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Latin Paulus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɑl/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Paul

### Proper noun

Paul m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Paul
* a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

## Finnish
### Etymology

From the Swedish, German or English Paul. Cognate with the older Finnish Paavo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑu̯l/, [ˈpɑ̝u̯l]
* Rhymes: -ɑul
* Hyphenation: Paul

### Proper noun

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.

#### Usage notes

* More common in the vernacular form Pauli.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Paul (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Paulini
Paulini
accusative
nom.
Paulini
Paulini
gen.
Paulini
genitive
Paulini
Paulieni
partitive
Pauliani
Paulejani
inessive
Paulissani
Pauleissani
elative
Paulistani
Pauleistani
illative
Pauliini
Pauleihini
adessive
Paulillani
Pauleillani
ablative
Pauliltani
Pauleiltani
allative
Paulilleni
Pauleilleni
essive
Paulinani
Pauleinani
translative
Paulikseni
Pauleikseni
abessive
Paulittani
Pauleittani
instructive
comitative
—Pauleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Paulisi
Paulisi
accusative
nom.
Paulisi
Paulisi
gen.
Paulisi
genitive
Paulisi
Pauliesi
partitive
Pauliasi
Paulejasi
inessive
Paulissasi
Pauleissasi
elative
Paulistasi
Pauleistasi
illative
Pauliisi
Pauleihisi
adessive
Paulillasi
Pauleillasi
ablative
Pauliltasi
Pauleiltasi
allative
Paulillesi
Pauleillesi
essive
Paulinasi
Pauleinasi
translative
Pauliksesi
Pauleiksesi
abessive
Paulittasi
Pauleittasi
instructive
comitative
—Pauleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Paulimme
Paulimme
accusative
nom.
Paulimme
Paulimme
gen.
Paulimme
genitive
Paulimme
Pauliemme
partitive
Pauliamme
Paulejamme
inessive
Paulissamme
Pauleissamme
elative
Paulistamme
Pauleistamme
illative
Pauliimme
Pauleihimme
adessive
Paulillamme
Pauleillamme
ablative
Pauliltamme
Pauleiltamme
allative
Paulillemme
Pauleillemme
essive
Paulinamme
Pauleinamme
translative
Pauliksemme
Pauleiksemme
abessive
Paulittamme
Pauleittamme
instructive
comitative
—Pauleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Paulinne
Paulinne
accusative
nom.
Paulinne
Paulinne
gen.
Paulinne
genitive
Paulinne
Paulienne
partitive
Paulianne
Paulejanne
inessive
Paulissanne
Pauleissanne
elative
Paulistanne
Pauleistanne
illative
Pauliinne
Pauleihinne
adessive
Paulillanne
Pauleillanne
ablative
Pauliltanne
Pauleiltanne
allative
Paulillenne
Pauleillenne
essive
Paulinanne
Pauleinanne
translative
Pauliksenne
Pauleiksenne
abessive
Paulittanne
Pauleittanne
instructive
comitative
—Pauleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Paulinsa
Paulinsa
accusative
nom.
Paulinsa
Paulinsa
gen.
Paulinsa
genitive
Paulinsa
Pauliensa
partitive
Pauliaan Pauliansa
Paulejaan Paulejansa
inessive
Paulissaan Paulissansa
Pauleissaan Pauleissansa
elative
Paulistaan Paulistansa
Pauleistaan Pauleistansa
illative
Pauliinsa
Pauleihinsa
adessive
Paulillaan Paulillansa
Pauleillaan Pauleillansa
ablative
Pauliltaan Pauliltansa
Pauleiltaan Pauleiltansa
allative
Paulilleen Paulillensa
Pauleilleen Pauleillensa
essive
Paulinaan Paulinansa
Pauleinaan Pauleinansa
translative
Paulikseen Pauliksensa
Pauleikseen Pauleiksensa
abessive
Paulittaan Paulittansa
Pauleittaan Pauleittansa
instructive
comitative
—Pauleineen Pauleinensa :

#### Statistics

* 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.

### Anagrams

* lupa, pula

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɔl/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Paul m
* Paul (biblical figure)
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* attacher Pierre avec Paul
* déshabiller Paul pour habiller Jean
* déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul
* Popaul

#### Related terms

* Jean-Paul
* female given names: Paule, Paulette, Pauline, Marie-Paule

#### Descendants

* Haitian Creole: Pòl

### Anagrams

* palu, Pula

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paʊ̯l/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Paul m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pauls)
* a male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Paula, Paulina, or Pauline, equivalent to English Paul

#### Related terms

* biblical form: Paulus

## Italian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Paul.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpol/
* Rhymes: -ol

#### Proper noun

Paul m or f by sense
* A male given name and surname in English

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Paul.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpawl/
* Rhymes: -awl
* Hyphenation: Pàul

#### Proper noun

Paul m or f by sense
* A male given name and surname in German

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from French Paul.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpol/, (careful style) /ˈpɔl/
* Rhymes: -ol, (careful style) -ɔl

#### Proper noun

Paul m
* A male given name in French

### References

* 1 2 3 Paul in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Paul m (feminine Paula)
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* Pål

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpawl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -awl
* Syllabification: Paul

### Proper noun

Paul m pers
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Paul f (indeclinable)
* a female surname

#### Derived terms

* Paulowa
* Paulówna

### See also

* Appendix:Polish surnames

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* Pål

### Etymology

Clipping of Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa͜ʊl/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Paul c (genitive Pauls)
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (biblical): Paulus
* (female given names): Paula, Paulina

### References

* Paul in Nomina | Historiska museet.