Standard Lemma guide

Paul

name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɔːl/
  • General-American: /pɔl/
  • cot-caught-merger: /pɑl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːl
  • homophone: pall
  • homophone: pawl
  • CMU ARPABET: P AO1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A male given name from Latin of biblical origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A place name:

An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States, named after Paul the Apostle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

name

Meaning 5

A place name:

A city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

name

Meaning 6

A place name:

An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

name

Meaning 7

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

name

Meaning 8

A place name:

A municipality on Santo Antão, Cape Verde.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

noun

Meaning 10

Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, archaic

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11

noun

Meaning 11

A small tent of various kinds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, historical

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12

noun

Meaning 12

(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Saint Paul, St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle, Apostle of the Gentiles, Saul, Saul of Tarsus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Apostle, Apostelic Father, missionary, missioner, saint

13

noun

Meaning 13

United States feminist (1885-1977)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Alice Paul

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: feminist, women's rightist, women's liberationist, libber

History

Etymology

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.

From Hindi [Term?].

Across languages

Translations

163 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Palush — the Apostle
  • Amharic: ጳውሎስ (p̣awlos) — the Apostle
  • Arabic: بُولُس (būlus) — the Apostle
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ (Pawlos) — the Apostle
  • Armenian: Պողոս (Poġos) — the Apostle
  • Bulgarian: Па́вел (Pável) — the Apostle
  • Catalan: Pau — the Apostle
  • Cherokee: ᏉᎳ (quola) — the Apostle
  • Chinese Cantonese: 保羅 /保罗 (bou2 lo4) — the Apostle
  • Chinese Cantonese: 保祿 /保禄 (bou2 luk6) — the Apostle
  • Hakka Chinese: 保羅 /保罗 (Pó-lò) — the Apostle
  • Chinese: 保羅 /保罗 (Pó-lô) — the Apostle
  • Chinese: 保祿 /保禄 (Pó-lo̍k) — the Apostle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保羅 /保罗 (Bǎoluó) — the Apostle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保祿 /保禄 (Bǎolù) — the Apostle
  • Maore Comorian: Ɓaulusu — the Apostle
  • Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ (paulos) — the Apostle
  • Czech: Pavel — the Apostle
  • Danish: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Dutch: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Esperanto: Paŭlo — the Apostle
  • Estonian: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Faroese: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Finnish: Paavali — the Apostle
  • French: Paul — the Apostle
  • Old French: Pol — the Apostle
  • West-Frisian: Paulus — the Apostle
  • German: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Gothic: 𐍀𐌰𐍅𐌻𐌿𐍃 (pawlus) — the Apostle
  • Greek: Παύλος (Pávlos) — the Apostle
  • Ancient Greek: Παῦλος (Paûlos) — the Apostle
  • Haitian Creole: Pòl — the Apostle
  • Hawaiian: Paulo — the Apostle
  • Hebrew: פאולוס — the Apostle
  • Hindi: पौलुस (paulus) — the Apostle
  • Hungarian: Pál — the Apostle
  • Irish: Pól — the Apostle
  • Irish: Naomh Pól — the Apostle
  • Italian: Paolo — the Apostle
  • Japanese: パウロ (Pauro) — the Apostle
  • Kazakh: Пауыл (Pauyl) — the Apostle
  • Korean: 바오로 (Baoro) — the Apostle
  • Latin: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Latvian: Pāvils — the Apostle
  • Lithuanian: Paulius — the Apostle
  • Macedonian: Павле (Pavle) — the Apostle
  • Malay: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Maltese: Pawlu — the Apostle
  • Māori: Pāora — the Apostle
  • Marathi: पॉल (pŏl) — the Apostle
  • Norwegian: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Norwegian: Pål — the Apostle
  • Old English: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Persian: پولس (pulos) — the Apostle
  • Polish: Paweł — the Apostle
  • Portuguese: Paulo — the Apostle
  • Romanian: Pavel — the Apostle
  • Russian: Па́вел (Pável) — the Apostle
  • Northern Sami: Bávlos — the Apostle
  • Sindhi: پولس (pols) — the Apostle
  • Sinhalese: පාවුල් (pāwul) — the Apostle
  • Slovene: Pavel — the Apostle
  • Spanish: Pablo — the Apostle
  • Swahili: Paulo — the Apostle
  • Swedish: Paulus — the Apostle
  • Tigrinya: ጳውሎስ (p̣awlos) — the Apostle
  • Ukrainian: Павло́ (Pavló) — the Apostle
  • Urdu: پولس (pawlus) — the Apostle
  • Urdu: پولوس (pawlos) — the Apostle
  • Vietnamese: Phao-lô — the Apostle
  • Vietnamese: Phaolô — the Apostle
  • Vietnamese: Bảo Lộc — the Apostle
  • Welsh: Paul — the Apostle
  • Welsh: Pawl — the Apostle
  • Albanian: Palush — male given name
  • Albanian: Pal — male given name
  • Amharic: ጳውሎስ (p̣awlos) — male given name
  • Arabic: بَوْل (bawl) — male given name
  • Arabic: بول (bōl) — male given name
  • Arabic: پول (pōl) — male given name
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ (Pawlos) — male given name
  • Armenian: Պողոս (Poġos) — male given name
  • Basque: Paulo — male given name
  • Belarusian: Па́вал (Pával) — male given name
  • Belarusian: Пол (Pol) — male given name
  • Breton: Paol — male given name
  • Bulgarian: Па́вел (Pável) — male given name
  • Bulgarian: Пол (Pol) — male given name
  • Catalan: Pau — male given name
  • Catalan: Pol — male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保羅 /保罗 (Bǎoluó) — male given name
  • Cornish: Pawl — male given name
  • Czech: Pavel — male given name
  • Danish: Poul — male given name
  • Dutch: Paul — male given name
  • Dutch: Pol — male given name
  • Esperanto: Paŭlo — male given name
  • Estonian: Paavel — male given name
  • Estonian: Paavo — male given name
  • Faroese: Páll — male given name
  • Faroese: Pál — male given name
  • Finnish: Paavali — male given name
  • Finnish: Paavo — male given name
  • Finnish: Pauli — male given name
  • Franco-Provençal: Por — male given name
  • Franco-Provençal: Pol — male given name
  • French: Paul — male given name
  • West-Frisian: Pouw — male given name
  • Galician: Paulo — male given name
  • Georgian: პავლე (ṗavle) — male given name
  • German: Paul — male given name
  • Greek: Παύλος (Pávlos) — male given name
  • Greek: Πολ (Pol) — male given name
  • Greek: dated Πωλ (Pol) — male given name
  • Greenlandic: Pavia — male given name
  • Greenlandic: Paalu — male given name
  • Hawaiian: Paulo — male given name
  • Hebrew: פול (pol) — male given name
  • Hindi: पॉल (pŏl) — male given name
  • Hungarian: Pál — male given name
  • Icelandic: Páll — male given name
  • Irish: Póil — male given name
  • Irish: Pól — male given name
  • Italian: Paolo — male given name
  • Korean: 폴 (Pol) — male given name
  • Latin: Paulus — male given name
  • Latvian: Pauls — male given name
  • Lithuanian: Paulius — male given name
  • Macedonian: Павле (Pavle) — male given name
  • Maltese: Pawl — male given name
  • Maltese: Pawlu — male given name
  • Northern Mansi: Па̄ял (Pāâl) — male given name
  • Māori: Pāora — male given name
  • Marathi: पॉल (pŏl) — male given name
  • Norwegian: Pål — male given name
  • Norwegian: Paul — male given name
  • Persian: پاول (pâol) — male given name
  • Polish: Paweł — male given name
  • Portuguese: Paulo — male given name
  • Romanian: Pavel — male given name
  • Russian: Па́вел (Pável) — male given name
  • Russian: Пол (Pol) — male given name
  • Northern Sami: Bávlos — male given name
  • Skolt-Sami: Paavvâl — male given name
  • Scottish Gaelic: Pòl — male given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Павле — male given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Павао — male given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pavle — male given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pavao — male given name
  • Slovak: Pavol — male given name
  • Slovene: Pavel — male given name
  • Spanish: Pablo — male given name
  • Swahili: Paulo — male given name
  • Swedish: Paul — male given name
  • Swedish: Pål — male given name
  • Telugu: పాల్ (pāl) — male given name
  • Ukrainian: Павло́ (Pavló) — male given name
  • Ukrainian: Пол (Pol) — male given name
  • Urdu: پال (pāl) — male given name
  • Venetan: Poło — male given name
  • Welsh: Paul — male given name
  • Welsh: Pawl — male given name
  • Yakut: Байбал (Baybal) — male given name