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Paul

Pronunciation: /pɔːl/

The English word “Paul” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. In the New Testament, Saul, the Apostle to the Gentiles and the author of fourteen epistles.
  2. An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States, named after Paul the Apostle.
  3. An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.

Etymology

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

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