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Paul is a common Latin masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage (Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism) and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul – or its variations – can be a given name or surname.
This surname has two distinct and separate origins: In Europe, it is a patronymic surname based on Christian religious naming traditions mainly related to Paul the Apostle. In the Indian subcontinent, it is traditionally believed that 'Pal' originated from the Sanskrit pala, meaning "protector" or "keeper".
Pal, alternatively spelt Paul, is a common surname found in India and Bangladesh. It is traditionally believed that 'Pal' originated from the Sanskrit pala meaning protector, keeper, guard or herdsman.
Paul's Jewish name was "Saul" (Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Modern: Sha'ûl, Tiberian: Šā'ûl), perhaps after the biblical King Saul, the first king of Israel and, like Paul, a member of the Tribe of Benjamin; the Latin name Paulus, meaning small, was not a result of his conversion as is commonly believed but a second name for use in communicating ...
Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people; Paul (surname), a list of people; Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament; Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula; Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary; Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer ...
Paulus (surname), includes a list of people with the surname; Paulus (singer), stage name of Jean-Paulin Habans (1845-1908), a French singer, entertainer and theatre entrepreneur; Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690 AD), Greek surgeon; Paulus Alexandrinus (fl. 378 AD), Hellenistic astrologer; Paulus Castrensis (fl. 1390–1441 ...
Caroline von Paulus (born 1959), French actress, fashion model and singer, better known by her stage name - Bambou Christoph Paulus (1852–1915), American politician Friedrich Paulus (1890–1957), German field marshal of World War II (who commanded the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad in 1942–43)
Paulsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Paul", itself an English language derivative of the ancient Roman (pre-Christian) nomen Paulus, meaning "small". There are over 200 variants of the surname. Within Sweden, an alternate spelling is Pålsson, while the Icelandic is Pálsson, and the British Isles is Paulson.