Paul

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Paul m. Latin paulus 'small, little'.

The name of a biblical saint and apostle, as well as a number of early Roman and Egyptian saints, one of the founding saints of Brittany, a 6th C Welsh saint, and a 13th C Dominican saint and martyr. Greek New Testament: Παῦλος. Vulgate (405): Paulus. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Paul, Poul.

Austria

Early New High German: ● 1439 Paul (nom) ChronSH p. 32; 1551 Paul (nom) ibid. p. 9; 1589 Paul (nom) ibid. p. 9

Belgium

Middle Dutch: ● 1336 Pauwels (nom) RSG1336-39 p. 42; 1461 Pauwels (nom) MPSA p. 44; 1462 Pauwels (nom) ibid. p. 44; 1463 Pauwels (nom) ibid. p. 44; 1464 Pauwels (nom) ibid. p. 45; 1465 Pauwel (nom) ibid. p. 45; 1469 Pauwels (nom) ibid. p. 46
Dutch: ● 1574 Pauwel MPSA p. 79; 1579 Pauwel ibid. p. 82; 1582 Pauwels ibid. p. 83; 1597x1598 Pauwel BoonenGes p. 326

Brabant

Latin: ● 1312 Pauli (gen) JeanIII p. 41

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1316 Paulum (acc) RTT-1.1 X; 1343 Paulo (dat) Rössler2 102, p. 54, Paulum (acc) ibid. 102, p. 54, Paulus (nom) ibid. 102, p. 54; 1347x1382 Paulus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 1; 1349 Paulo (dat) chlumecky 16; 1353 Pauel (nom) ibid. 85, Paul (nom) ibid. 121; 1356 Paulus (nom) ibid. 192, p. 29; 1360 Paulum (acc) ibid. 482, p. 40; 1396 Paulus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 18; 1404 Pauli (gen) ibid. p. 7; ◑ 1316 Pauliconis (gen) RTT-1.1 X, Paulik (nom) ibid. X; 1353 Paulyk (nom) chlumecky 123

Denmark

Latin: ● 1354 Pauli (gen) MIRGPCM4 XVI-IV; 1362 Paulus (nom) ibid. XVI-V
Danish: ● 1581 Pouell KD-1 no. 362

England

Latin: ◑ 1325 Paulyno (abl) CTG-6 80, p. 302; 1348 Poletto (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 9
Dutch: ● 1571 Pauwel AuFr p. 91; 1572 Paulus ibid. Huijsmans, Pauwels ibid. Griete; 1573 Pauwel ibid. Poest; 1574 Pauwels ibid. Boom; 1575 Paulus ibid. Willems, Pauwels ibid. Hout; 1576 Paulus ibid. Marquinas; 1578 Paulus ibid. Meteren, Pauwel ibid. Poest; 1581 Pauwels ibid. Velde; 1583 Pauwels ibid. Linden; 1584 Pauwels ibid. Bartholomeus; 1585 Paulus ibid. Meteren, Pauwels ibid. Toebast; 1586 Pauwel ibid. Vlemijns, Pauwels ibid. Vroe; 1587 Paulus ibid. Salabeen, Pauwels ibid. Colonels; 1588 Paulus ibid. Lap, Pauwels ibid. Vroe; 1589 Paulus ibid. Velde, Pauwels ibid. Toebast; 1590 Paulus ibid. Peene, Pauwels ibid. Vroe; 1591 Pauwel ibid. Raedt, Pauwels ibid. Toebast; 1592 Pauwels ibid. Cornelis; 1594 Paulus ibid. Coster, Pauwel ibid. Cousijn; 1595 Paulus ibid. Solt; 1596 Pauwels ibid. Jacobsz; 1597 Paulus ibid. Velde, Pauwels ibid. Velde; 1598 Paulus ibid. Plasse, Pauwels ibid. Mortele; 1599 Paulus ibid. Abeele, Pauwels ibid. Velde
Early Modern English: ● 1541 Pawll BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1542 Paull ibid. p. 3, Pawll ibid. p. 3; 1547 Pawle ibid. p. 6, Pawll ibid. p. 5; 1556 Paule bruton1 p. 2; 1562 Paule ibid. p. 32; 1563 Pawle BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1564 Pawle ibid. p. 13; 1566 Paull bruton1 p. 5; 1567 Paule ibid. p. 36; 1569 Paull StAnthonlin p. 20; 1571 Paul bruton1 p. 39; 1573 Paule ibid. p. 6; 1575 Paule ibid. p. 42; 1576 Paule ibid. p. 43; 1578 Paule ibid. p. 43, Pawll BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1579 Paule bruton1 p. 115; 1582 Paull RegBath p. 5; 1583 Paule bruton1 p. 45; 1583/4 Pavle SurMus III, Pawle ibid. p. 101; 1585 Paul DEmar-vol2 p. 11; 1586 Paull RegBath p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 31; 1589 Paul BEmar-vol2 p. 31, Paule ibid. p. 130; 1590 Paull RegBath p. 9; 1592 Paule bruton1 p. 52; 1593 Paule ibid. p. 10; 1593/4 Paull RegBath p. 10; 1594 Paule bruton1 p. 53; 1598 Paule CAmar-vol1 p. 151, bruton1 p. 11; 1599 Paule ibid. p. 57
Middle French: ● 1567 Paul WCS p. 3; 1568 Paul ibid. p. 4, pol ibid. p. 4; 1570 paul ibid. p. 6; 1575 paul ibid. p. 11; 1577 paul ibid. p. 12; 1578 Paul ibid. p. 43; 1580 paul ibid. p. 15; 1581 Paul ibid. p. 45; 1582 Paul ibid. p. 17; 1586 Paul ibid. p. 47; 1588 Paul ibid. p. 89; 1589 Paul ibid. p. 48; 1590 Paul ibid. p. 49; 1594 Paul ibid. p. 51; 1595 Paul ibid. p. 26; 1596 Paul ibid. p. 52
Walloon: ● 1581 Paul RWC p. 3; 1582 Paul ibid. p. 4; 1583 Paul ibid. p. 7; 1591 Paul ibid. p. 18; 1591/2 Paul ibid. p. 20; 1592 Paul ibid. p. 22; 1592/3 Paul ibid. p. 26; 1593 Paul ibid. p. 29; 1593/4 Paul ibid. p. 31; 1594 Paul ibid. p. 33; 1594/5 Paul ibid. p. 35; 1595 Paul ibid. p. 38; 1596 Paul ibid. p. 41; ◑ 1591 Polet RWC p. 16

Estonia

Middle Low German: ● 1428 Pawel BbRT p. 352; 1433 Pawel ibid. p. 356; 1524x1532 Pauell (nom) Saareste1923a p. 102, Pawell (nom) Saareste1923b p. 137
Early Modern Swedish: ● 1565 Paffel (nom) Hiiumaa p. 82, Pavel (nom) ibid. p. 82, Påffvels (gen) ibid. p. 48

Finland

Early Modern Swedish: ● 1548 Pauell (nom) Audén1980 p. 168, Påls (gen) ibid. p. 169, Påuell (nom) ibid. p. 167; 1582 Paualij (nom) ibid. p. 172; ◑ 1582 Parphe (nom) Audén1980 p. 172, Pasko (nom) ibid. p. 172

France

Latin: ● 814 Paulus (nom) StVdM-II F6; c823 Paulus (nom) irminon-vol2 64; 1079x1101 Paulo (abl) CartStPC XXXVII; 1214 Paulus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXV; 1350 Pauli (gen) SDHK no. 6035; 1378 Pauli (gen) hanquetvol1 1324, Paulo (abl) ibid. 155; ◑ c823 Paulinus (nom) irminon-vol2 65
Middle French: ● 1418 Paul DdB1418 p. 207; 1564 Paol RegPCC-1 p. 92, Paoul ibid. p. 61, Paul ibid. p. 102, Pol ibid. p. 67; 1565 Paol ibid. p. 172, Paul ibid. p. 107; 1566 Paul ibid. p. 197; 1567 Paoul ibid. p. 302, Pol ibid. p. 293; 1568 Paoul ibid. p. 382, Paul ibid. p. 401; 1570 Paul ibid. p. 434; 1571 Paul ibid. p. 441; 1587 Paul RTFProvins 102; ◑ 1418 Paulot DdB1418 p. 212, HGParis p. 386

Germany

Latin: ● 1226x1227 Paulus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XII; 1228 Paulus (nom) ibid. no. XIV; 1235 Paulus (nom) ibid. no. XIX; 1264 Paulo (abl) hennes-vol1 200; 1282 Pauli (gen) UrkMeck1 no. LXXV; 1310 Paulus (nom) VFBStralsund 11; 1315 Paulus (nom) ibid. 33; 1322 Paulus (nom) SMM p. 159; 1394 Pauli (gen) ibid. p. 170; 1401 Paulo (dat) HD1401 no. 395; ◑ 1237 Paulino (abl) hennes-vol1 98
Early New High German: ● 1404 Paul (nom) mairhofer DCLXXVII, Paulen (gen) ibid. DCLXXVII; 1418 Pauls (nom) ibid. DCCVII; 1419 Pauls (nom) ibid. DCCXIII; 1497 Paulus Nurn1497 134; 1554 Paulus (nom) MHCG2 333

Hungary

Latin: ● 1351 Paulo (abl) CDH-IX-II I

Italy

Latin: ● 1198 Paulo (abl) ChStBo1 III; 1265x1339 Pauli (gen) BBC-Berg 1043; 1285 Pauli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156; 1304 Pauli (gen) AnnMin6 XII; 1305 Paulus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLVI; 1326 Paulo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 421; 1348 Pauli (gen) INP 1, Paulo (dat) ibid. 41, Paulum (acc) ibid. 1, Paulus (nom) ibid. 2; 1366 Pauli (gen) Livi 2; 1367 Pauli (gen) ibid. 150, Paulo (abl) ibid. 169, Paulus (nom) ibid. 181; 1368 Pauli (gen) ibid. 212; 1369 Paolus (nom) ibid. 252; 1370 Paulo (abl) ibid. 260; 1376 Pauli (gen) DouGen1 p. 216, Paulo (abl) ibid. p. 21; 1387 Pauli (gen) Venditti II-6; 1404 Paulus (nom) CatTir1 22; 1449 Pauli (gen) VitAs2 V, Paulo (abl) ibid. X, Paulus (nom) ibid. V; 1450 Paulo (abl) ibid. I; 1464 Paulus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1470 Pauli (gen) RCCaetani6 XXI-62, Paulj (gen) ibid. 730, Paulus (nom) ibid. 2325; 1490 Paulo (abl) VitAs2 III, Paulus (nom) ibid. III; 1514 Paulus (nom) SSPI p. 274; 1521 Pauli (gen) VitAs2 III, Paulo (abl) ibid. I; 1522x1532 Paulus (nom) DSF p. 52, 36; 1527 Pauli (gen) Rome1527 p. 88, Paulus (nom) ibid. p. 83; ◑ 1285 Paulutii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154, Paulutius (nom) ibid. p. 153; 1348 Palutii (gen) INP 30, Paulini (gen) ibid. 6; 1367 Pauluccio (abl) Livi 166; 1521 Paulotii (gen) VitAs2 III
Italian: ● 1449 Paolo VitAs2 IV; 1513x1521 Paulo LeoX p. 11

Latvia

Latin: ● 1294 Paule (nom) RigSB 1007
Middle Low German: ● 1515 Pavel Mettig1892 p. 11; 1523 Pawel Arbusow p. 99; 1524 Pawel ibid. p. 99; 1532 Pawel ibid. p. 97; 1565x1577 Pawel ibid. p. 97; 1582x1594 Pawel Arbuzov1920 p. 47, Pawell ibid. p. 47

Lithuania

Polish: ● 16thC Pawla (gen) Kaunas2006 p. 84; 1551x1555 Pawel (nom) ibid. p. 82, 84

The Netherlands

Latin: ● 709 Paulus (nom) OrkGZ no. 2; 1258 Paulo (abl) OHZI-II no. 48, Paulus (nom) ibid. no. 49
Dutch: ● 1569 Paulus MagMiddelburg-1560; 1570 Paulus ibid.; 1571 Paulus ibid.

Poland

Latin: ● 1268 Paulo (abl) CDT1 XX; 1289 Paulo (abl) UrkMeck1 no. LXXXVII; 1437 Paulo (abl) CDP2-2 CCCXC; 1441 Paulus (nom) ibid. CCCXCII; 1447 Paulo (dat) ibid. CCCXCVIII, Paulus (nom) ibid. CCCC; 1459 Pauli (gen) ibid. CCCCXII; 1461 Paulo (abl) ibid. CCCCXVII

Portugal

Latin: ● 1179 Paulus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 4

Spain

Latin: ● 1276 Paulo (dat) CDGH XLVI, paulus (nom) ibid. XLVI; 1487 Pauli (gen) carbonell-I p. 11, Paulus (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1488 Pauli (gen) ibid. p. 23, Paulus (nom) ibid. p. 17; 1489 Pauli (gen) ibid. p. 34, Paulus (nom) ibid. p. 36; 1490 Pauli (gen) ibid. p. 45, Paulus (nom) ibid. p. 44; 1491 Pauli (gen) ibid. p. 64, Paulus (nom) ibid. p. 64; 1492 Pauli (gen) ibid. p. 66
Catalan: ● 1488 Pau carbonell-I p. 19; 1510 Pau valencia1510 4816

Sweden

Old Swedish: ● 1377 Pauls (gen) SDHK no. 11085; 1409 Paul (nom) ibid. no. 17350; 1411 Pauls (gen) ibid. no. 17663; 1419 Pawal (nom) ibid. no. 19273

Ukraine

Latin: ● 1469 Paulus (nom) AGZ-18 21

Cite as: A. Brown, R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Paul". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Paul.