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Павле
“small”·“a small or humble man”
Павле (Pavle) is a masculine given name from Serbo-Croatian, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Macedonian and Pannonian Rusyn.
Macedonian and Russian and Serbian and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Paul.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Павле is Pavle written in Cyrillic. Pavle is a variant of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Павле comes from Serbo-Croatian, and ultimately from Latin.
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How it developed
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Павле developed from Paulus.
Павле’s family of names
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Павле developed from the Latin form Paulus. In Macedonian usage, Павле has a conventional equivalent in the English form Paul. In Macedonian usage, Павле has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Pavel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Павле has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Павле comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 26
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Павле
- Prince Paul of YugoslaviaRegent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1893-1976)
- Pavle Paja JovanovićSerbian painter (1859-1957)
- Pavle ĐurišićMontenegrin Serb professional officer of the Royal Yugoslav Army (1909-1945)
- Pavle Jurišić ŠturmSerbian general (1848–1922)
- Pavle NinkovSerbian footballerborn 1985
- Pavle VuisićSerbian and Yugoslav actor (1926–1988)
- Pavle VagićSwedish association football playerborn 2000
- Pavle JurinaCroatian handball player (1954-2011)
- Pavle BranovićSerbian Prince900–921
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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