Where does “Paul” come from?

Paul is derived from Latin Paulus, which comes from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-, a root of uncertain meaning whose semantic development remains obscure.

Ancestry of “Paul”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Paulus	Paul
2	Latin	paulus	little, small
3	Latin	paullus	—

Words derived from “Paul”

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