English Explanatory Dictionary

Paul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
  2. A male given name from Latin of biblical origin.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. A place name:
  5. An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States, named after Paul the Apostle.
  6. A city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.
  8. A village south of Newlyn in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4627). The civil parish of Paul (abolished 2021) did not include the village in latter years, and is now included in St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul.
  9. A municipality on Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
noun
  1. An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
noun
  1. Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”).
noun
  1. A small tent of various kinds.

Pronunciation

/pɔːl/ /pɔl/ /pɑl/ en-us-Paul.ogg En-us-Paul.oga

Word forms

Paul pauls pal pawl

Etymology

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.

Related words

Paula Paulette Paulina Pauline surnames: Fyall Mackfall MacPhail McFall McFaul McPhail Paule Paulet Pauley Paulin Pauling Paull Paulley Paulson Pauly Paw Pawle Pawlett Pawley Pawling Pawlyn Pawson Pole Poles Poll Pollard Pollins Polson Pool Poole Poulsom Poulson Powell Powles Powley Powling Quail Quaile Quayle

Derived words

Paul Bert effect Paul Blart Paulian Paulie Pauline Paulism Paulist Paulite paulscherrerite Paulstretch Pauls Valley Paultard Paul Veronese green rob Peter to pay Paul Saint Paul Charlestown Saint Paul St. Paul St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul St Paul's Walden
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