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Help[Facts] Re: meaning of name
in reply to a message by paul
Follow the Paul hyperlink for the meaning.
Nanaea / Mike C / Rest of the gang: Could the Latin "paulus" ("small, humble") be related to the Greek word "paula" meaning "rest, pause" (periphrastically hinting "smallness") ? Its a hunch, and I'm scouring Latin etymological sources trying to find some evidence to back this up. Maybe I'm grasping at staws to establish that there might something Hell-enic about my name ...
Nanaea / Mike C / Rest of the gang: Could the Latin "paulus" ("small, humble") be related to the Greek word "paula" meaning "rest, pause" (periphrastically hinting "smallness") ? Its a hunch, and I'm scouring Latin etymological sources trying to find some evidence to back this up. Maybe I'm grasping at staws to establish that there might something Hell-enic about my name ...
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