Given name
Pål
“small”·“a small or humble man”
Pål is a form of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pål is a form 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
Pål is a form of Paul. An origin associated with Paul is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish use, Pål is used as a form of Paul.
Pål’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Pål shares a linguistic root with the English form Paul. In Swedish usage, Pål has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Pavel. In Swedish usage, Pål has a related form in Paul.
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Around the world
Pål has relatives in 8 languages.
7 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 29
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Pabloequivalent
- Pauloequivalent
- Paoloequivalent
- PavelCzech
- Pauequivalent
- Paulinoequivalent
- Pavloequivalent
- Pavleequivalent
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- Pauliequivalent
- Paulosequivalent
- Pawelequivalent
- Paalequivalent
- Pavlosequivalent
- Paulusroot · Latin
- Παύλοςequivalent
- Павлеequivalent
- Povilasequivalent
- Paolequivalent
- Pavolequivalent
- Boghosequivalent
- Paavoequivalent
- 保羅Chinese
- ПавелRussian
- Podlcognate · Norwegian Nynorsk
- Павлоequivalent
- Պողոսequivalent
- Pállequivalent
- Pawełequivalent
- Povlcognate · Danish
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Pål
- Pål Sverre HagenNorwegian actor (born 1980)
- Paul Waaktaar-SavoyNorwegian musician and songwriterborn 1964
- Pål GolbergNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1990
- Pål TyldumNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1942
- Pål André HellandNorwegian association football playerborn 1990
- Pål Gunnar MikkelsplassNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1961
- Pål TrulsenNorwegian male curler and coachborn 1962
- Mason MaddenProfessional wrestler and American football player (born 1991)
- Pål JonsonSwedish Minister of Defenseborn 1972
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