Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Odia Scripts পাল(Bengali) पाल(Hindi, Marathi) ਪਾਲ(Gurmukhi) ପାଲ(Odia) Pronounced Pron. PAHL(Hindi) [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsPaul Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".