Comments for the name Paul

The famous bearer of this name is Paul O'Neill, a lyricist and a musician of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra band.

A famous bearer of this name is Paul McCartney from the Beatles.

Paul McCartney is a multiple Grammy Award-winning English singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, and animal rights activist. He gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

*Paul* will never go out of style. It has special meaning for readers of the New Testament, but parents of any religious persuasion would do well to pick this one for their son. You simply cannot go wrong with this name.

Paul is a gross name, but it reminds me of doctors for some reason. A famous bearer is Paul Banks from the band Interpol.

Paul is the name of the bass player from Good Charlotte.

Paul Bettany is a very talented, very *HOT* actor.

Famous bearer is Paul von Hindenburg, President of Germany from 1925 to 1934.

Famous actor Paul Newman (born January 26, 1925) bears this name. He began his movie film in 1954 and more than 50 years later still shines on the screen. All my family thinks about him, how wonderful he is still handsome at 81!

Paul Newman, Slovak-Hungarian-Polish actor. He born 26/1/1925, Shaker Heights, Ohio - 26/9/2008, Westport, Connecticut.

I like the name Paul. It is a timeless classic.

P names for guys sound wussy.

Songwriter Paul Simon bears this name. Paul Whiteman was a jazz age orchestra/bandleader. Another bearer is actor Paul Newman.

Paul Collins bears this name. Best known for his roles in JAG and a child voice actor in Walt Disney's version of "Peter Pan."

I know a guy called 'Paul' and I don't really agree that it's timeless. I think that it is only good for adult guys, cause this guy I know, he is young, and it DOES NOT suit him. I think the name though, it's really nice.

Uggh. I really despise this name. It makes such an ugly sound when said! I would take any other biblical name over this atrocity. There is nothing interesting, or attractive, to it. It's not timeless -- it's heinous! A boring, hideous name, in my opinion. Also, it reminds me of vomit for some reason. Please, don't name your sons this awful name!

I would have to agree that it is a timeless classic, look how long it has been in usage, it isn't a fad name that has faded out. I think Paul is a very nice name.

John-Paul I and John-Paul II are famous bearers.

I think Paul is a wonderful name. I think the name is just like Luke. You're not going to like it when you're younger because it's so short and you don't really have a nickname. But this name is a classic. It is for all time.

Paul Guilfoyle - American actor. He known as Jim Brass from CSI.
Paul Oakenfold - British techno DJ.

I like this name. It is fairly simple, but it is a good, strong name.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Paul here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

Paul Baloche and Paul Colman are Christian music artists.

I can't quite believe that I'm the first to say this but Paul Weller is a famous bearer of this name. Paul Weller is from the band The Jam ;) He is a god!

Paul Slater is the sort-of antagonist of Meg Cabot's "Mediator" series.

It's ok. I find it sounds "flat", so to speak, but it could be great on the right person.

Paul Guilbert was the boyfriend to Aaron Fricke--Aaron took his school to court back in 1980 when he was told he could not bring Paul to his prom. The boys won the case, and are now well-known to anyone studying gay history.

I think that the name is a nice name and when I hear it I think of someone from the bible.

How could I be the first to post this! Paul Banks is the wonderfully talented lead singer of Interpol.

A famous bearer is Paul Hewson, more commonly known as Bono, lead singer of U2.

American actor, director, and writer Paul Dinello, of Strangers with Candy fame.

It looks like 'Paul' is a good name for musicians! I like the Irish spelling "Pol" (with an accent on the 'o') also.

Paul Rudd the actor who played Mike, Pheobe's husband on Friends.

Paul Dombey and his son Paul Dombey Jr. are characters in Charles Dickens' novel 'Dombey and Son.'

A famous bearer of this name is Paul Rusesabagina, who is credited with rescuing thousands of Hutus and Tutsis from the 1994 Rwandan genocide by allowing them to stay in the hotel where he was general manager in Kigali. The story is told in the 2004 movie "Hotel Rwanda" and the part of Paul is played by Don Cheadle.

Bland and boring.

The name's ok. But it's a pretty plain name.

Kevin Jonas (from the band The Jonas Brothers)'s real name is Paul Kevin Jonas II.

Paul is the name of a character, who has an amazingly short temper, in Stephenie Meyer's series Twilight. He appears in New Moon. Later in New Moon he is revealed to be a werewolf.

A famous fictional bearer is Paul-Maud'Dib Atreides, from Frank Herbert's Dune.

Actress/singer Billie Piper was born Lianne Paul Piper.

I love this name on a teenager. It makes me think of a creative music-loving person. The name doesn't work on a little boy, and I don't thik it works on a grown man. In my story, Paul is the lead singer of a band. He's based on Paul Hewson (Bono!) Great name I think.

Paul Walker is an actor from "Eight Below", "Joyride", and "The Fast and the Furious".

I've always liked the name Paul. It's short and simple, yet very nice.

Pee Wee Herman's real name is PAUL! YOU'LL BE SORRY PEE WEE HERMAN!

Paul Stastny is a professional ice hockey player and son of Hall of Famer Peter Stastny.

Paul Šťastný (born 27th December, 1985) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey center of Slovak descent. Son of Peter Šťastný.

I love this name for the same reason I love the girl's name Claire - it is so clear, clean, classic and timeless. And many of the Pauls I've known have been so handsome. For those who think it's short and boring, consider Paulinus, not on this database but the name of Roman generals and missionaries, including a governor of Roman Britain and the first Archbishop of York.

I've grown very fond of my name, thank you. It's plain but strong, timeless--not trendy, and I've passed it on to my eldest son.

Paul Watson is an environmentalist who uses direct action to protest and fight Japanese whaling, Canadian sealing, and to protect all marine life. He founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

We all know the Jonas Brothers. Kevin Jonas is the oldest and is currently engaged. However, his real name is not Kevin. His whole name is Paul Kevin Jonas.

Makes me think of an old man. This name should stay in the past.

Paul McGillion, a Scottish-born Canadian actor, most famous for his portrayal of Dr. Carson Beckett in the Sci-Fi series Stargate Atlantis.

Paul Stookey was one of the trio Peter, Paul, & Mary. They were one of the greatest folk-singing groups of the 60's. They are known for singing "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "Puff the Magic Dragon."

"The British are coming!" "The British are coming!" Seriously though, This is the name of one of my friends. Just your average overused boy name.

A delectable name that makes me think "handsome" - a wonderful name with distinguished bearers in many fields.

Paul Mark Scott (1920-78), British author of a trilogy of novels about the Raj.

Austrian film star Paul Henreid (1905-92)

French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud (1878-1966)

French poet Paul Valéry (1871-1945)

Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

Another famous bearer of this name is Paul Wesley who plays Stefan Salvatore in the Vampire Diaries on CW.

Paul is the name of Louis De Pointe Du Lac's brother in the novel Interview with the Vampire written by Anne Rice. Louis is very close to him and is crushed when he commits suicide.

Since the trends seem to indicate more and more parents are using exotic or artistic sounding names for their kids, simple classic names like Paul actually are beginning to stand out to me. That is one of the reasons I named my son Paul, and it is a family name, used often for a middle name, but no one in my family until my son was born went by Paul. Nevertheless, I must admit Paul wasn't my first choice, but my husband vetoed the more quirky Linus. My son's only 4 weeks old, but the name feels more and more appropriate for him each day. And Linus, which seems unique at the moment, will probably get discovered and become trendy soon.

I used to like this name, but now I have stopped liking it. Paul sounds boring and old-fashioned, even though it's still in common use. What also puts me off to this name is the fact that Paul is Bono's real name. I dislike Bono and find him very stuck-up.

My boyfriend's name is Paul and I love him to death but it is such a boring blah name.

Czech model Daniela Peštová and Slovak singer Pavol Habera have a son Paul Henry Pešta-Habera, born March 31th 2009, Prague, Czechia.

I think Paul is a very young, soft name, and gives an impression of kindness. It sounds appropriate for all ages and is, as previously stated, absolutely timeless.

Sorry, unlike! Avoid! It is regrettably my husband's name and though I am completely used to it and mostly desensitised to it for everyday usage, I kinda always thought it was awful before I met him. He's amazing and well, this is so common and plain and nothingy and safe! It's so short. Why would you choose it? It doesn't mean anything much. And if you don't like it, there is nothing nicknamey to be done about it. It sounds horrible to enunciate (especially with a south London accent), it's either like barking or stretched-out whining... if I ever have to call out to him in public I instantly realise I sound like a screeching fishwife and get really embarrassed!

Paul is a strong simple name for a guy.

Paul Zindel was an American playwright, author, and educator.

It's steeped in history, it's traditional and strong, it's really nice.
American Idol contestant current series Paul McDonald is a good ad for this name - so cute, talented and handsome!

Paul-Émile Borduas (1905-1960) was a Canadian painter.

While I understand that this is an English site, I don't think it's accurate to say that "Paul" is the biblical version of the name. It is so only in an English bible (or French). But in a Spanish bible it would be Pablo, in an Italian bible will be Paolo, etc. In other words, "Paul" is the English translation of a name present in the bible.

Paul (1554–1626) and Matthijs (1550–1583) Bril (or Brill) were brothers, both born in Antwerp, who were landscape painters who worked in Rome.

Paul Cadmus (1904-1999) was an American painter and draughtsman.

Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th century Impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of artistic enquiry, Cubism. The line attributed to both Matisse and Picasso that Cézanne "is the father of us all" cannot be easily dismissed.

Paul Fréart de Chantelou (1609–1694) was a French collector.

A famous person with this name is Paul Simonon, who is an AMAZING bass player (from The Clash).