Given name & surname
Paavo
“a small or humble man”·“small”
Paavo is a form of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original FinnishPasi
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Finnish use, Paavo carries the interpretation “a small or humble man.” Paavo is a form of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Finnish.
How it developed
In Finnish use, Paavo is used as a form of Paul.
Paavo’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Paavo has a diminutive in PASI. Paavo shares a linguistic root with Paul. In Estonian usage, Paavo has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Pavel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Paavo has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Finnish roots to each of them.
Finnishwhere Paavo comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 28
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Paulcognate · English
- Pabloequivalent
- Pauloequivalent
- Paoloequivalent
- PavelCzech
- Pauequivalent
- Paulinoequivalent
- Pavloequivalent
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People named Paavo
- Paavo NurmiFinnish middle and long distance runner (1897–1973)
- Paavo LipponenFinnish politicianborn 1941
- Paavo HaavikkoFinnish poet and writer (1931–2008)
- Paavo JärviEstonian conductor (born 1962)
- Paavo YrjöläFinnish decathlete (1902–1980)
- Paavo VäyrynenFinnish politicianborn 1946
- Paavo LonkilaFinnish cross-country skier (1923-2017)
- Paavo AaltonenFinnish artistic gymnast (1919–1962)
- Paavo TalvelaFinnish general (1897–1973)
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