Meaning, origin and history of the surname Paul

Type Surname (from given name)

Pronounced Pron. PAWL(English, French)

POWL(German, Dutch)

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Meaning & History

From the given name Paul.

VariantsPaulson(English) Pohl(German) Paulis, Paulissen, Pauwels(Dutch)

Other Languages & CulturesBoulos(Arabic) Pavlov(Bulgarian) Pavić, Pavičić, Pavlović(Croatian) Paulsen, Poulsen, Pallesen(Danish) Pauwels(Flemish) Pál(Hungarian) Poletti(Italian) Paulauskas(Lithuanian) Pavlovski(Macedonian) Paulsen(Norwegian) Pawlak, Paszek(Polish) Pavlov, Pavlovsky(Russian) Pavlović(Serbian)

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