Given name & surname
Pavol
“small”
Pavol is a masculine given name. It is used in Slovak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pavol goes back to Latin Paulus, meaning “small.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Pavol’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Pavol has a diminutive in Paľko. In Slovak usage, Pavol has a conventional equivalent in the English form Paul. In Slovak usage, Pavol has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Pavel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Pavol has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 27
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Pavol
- Pavol HochschornerSlovak canoeistborn 1979
- Pavol Országh HviezdoslavSlovak poet, dramatist, and translator (1849–1921)
- Pavol DemitraSlovak ice hockey center and Olympian (1974–2011)
- Pavol HurajtSlovak biathleteborn 1978
- Pavol MolnárSlovak footballer (1936–2021)
- Pavol BirošCzechoslovak football player (1953-2020)
- Pavol RegendaSlovak ice hockey playerborn 1999
- Pavol RankovSlovak writerborn 1964
- Pavol FarkašSlovak soccer playerborn 1985
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Pasión
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>99% boys