Paul.
In the New Testament, Saul, the Apostle to the Gentiles and the author of fourteen epistles.
Meaning & usage
In the New Testament, Saul, the Apostle to the Gentiles and the author of fourteen epistles.
A male given name from Latin of biblical origin.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A place name: An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States, named after Paul the Apostle.
A place name: A city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.
A place name: An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.
A place name: 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 place name: A municipality on Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.
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