Meaning of the name Paul

Paul originates in Latin language and means "tiny, petite". As a masculine given name it has been popular over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. This was the name of several saints, popes and rulers. More recently, the famous bearers include the English musician Paul McCartney, and the American actor Paul Newman. Paul functions as a surname as well.

PAWL

Boy

Latin

Tiny, petite

PAW-L

Boy

Latin

A popular name in England meaning 'little' or 'humble'. Famous Paul's include Paul McCartney, Paul Rudd, Paul Walker and Paul Weller.

/ˈpɔl/(English) /pɔl/(French) /ˈpaʊ̯l/(German) /ˈpɑu̯l/(Dutch)  

Boy

English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Romanian, Biblical

From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" In Latin. Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church. According to Acts In the New Testament, He was a Jewish Roman citizen who converted to Christianity after the resurrected Jesus appeared to him. After this He travelled the eastern Mediterranean as a missionary. His original Hebrew name was Saul. Many of the epistles In the New Testament were authored by him.Due to the renown of Saint Paul the name became common among early Christians. It was borne by a number of other early saints and six popes. In England it was relatively rare during the Middle Ages, but became more frequent beginning In the 17th century. In the United States it was In the top 20 names for boys from 1900 to 1968, while In the United Kingdom it was very popular from the 1950s to the 80s. It has also been heavily used In Germany and France and continues to be popular there, though it is currently on the decline In the English-speaking world.A notable bearer was the American Revolutionary War figure Paul Revere (1735-1818), who warned of the advance of the British army. Famous bearers In the art world include the French impressionists Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) and Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), and the Swiss expressionist Paul Klee (1879-1940). It is borne by actor Paul Newman (1925-2008) and the musicians Paul Simon (1941-) and Paul McCartney (1942-). This is also the name of the legendary American lumberjack Paul Bunyan and the fictional Paul Atreides from Frank Herbert's novel Dune (1965).

Boy

Latin

Humble, Small

Boy

Latin

small

Boy

Belgian,German,Latin

One who is humble and small