Given name

Paol

“small”

Paol is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Breton.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Paol goes back to Latin Paulus, meaning “small.”

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Where it comes from

Paol comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Paulus.

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Paol’s family of names

In Breton usage, Paol has a diminutive in Paolig. In Breton usage, Paol has a conventional equivalent in the English form Paul. In Breton usage, Paol has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Paolo.

Walk Paol’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Paol has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Paol’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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