Saint Paul

Variant of Paul

Paul definition

Paul (pôl)

noun

a masculine name: equiv. L. Paulus, It. Paolo, Paulo, Sp. Pablo: fem. Paula, Pauline

Etymology: L Paulus (or Gr Paulos), Rom. surname, prob. < paulus, small: akin to paucus, few

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