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BtN derives Paul as from the Latin Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble". In an earlier post, Nanaea noted that the Latin "paulus" is related to the latin "paucus" (paucity).
Thumbing through my trusty Liddell-Scott *Greek-English Lexicon* I ran accross the long-lost Greek word "pauros" (pronounced "pavros")which is defined as "little, small, speedy". The word is associated with the latin "paucus". One can speculate that "paulus" was transliterated into Latin from the Greek "pauros" (maybe by early nipponese traveller).
I am seriously considering to adopt Pavros and ditch the unbearably Gallilean "Pavlos" altogether :)