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PAUL
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Scandinavian, Romanian, Biblical
Pronounced: PAWL (English), POL (French), POWL (German) [key]
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From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Saint Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church, his story told in Acts in the New Testament. He was originally named Saul, but changed his name after converting to Christianity. Most of the epistles in the New Testament were authored by him. This was also the name of six popes. Famous bearers of this name in the art world include Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin, both 19th-century impressionist painters from France. |
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