Given name · also Ancient Greek

Paavali

Paavali is a masculine given name from Koine Greek, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Finnish.

Original LatinPaulus

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Paavali comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Finnish usage, Paavali developed from Paulus.

Paavali’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Paavali developed from the Latin form Paulus. In Finnish usage, Paavali has a conventional equivalent in the English form Paul. In Finnish usage, Paavali has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Pavel.

Walk Paavali’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Paavali has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

LatinChinese

Latinwhere Paavali comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Patriko

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Sibling ideas

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