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[Facts] meaning of name
what is themeaning of paul
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Paul is Latin and means "little"
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Follow the Paul hyperlink for the meaning.Nanaea / Mike C / Rest of the gang: Could the Latin "paulus" ("small, humble") be related to the Greek word "paula" meaning "rest, pause" (periphrastically hinting "smallness") ? Its a hunch, and I'm scouring Latin etymological sources trying to find some evidence to back this up. Maybe I'm grasping at staws to establish that there might something Hell-enic about my name ...
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My reference source says that the Latin name of "Paulus" is connected more with the Latin word of "paucus" (from which springs the English word "paucity"), and the Greek word (and I have to transliterate the Greek letters here) "pauoos".-- Nanaea
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Bingo!Indeed the words are "pauo" (to pause/to cease) and "pausis" (a pause/cessation)!!!! Yippeee, I have a prechristian name afterfall!! Thanks Nan :)
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