Where does “Pauley” come from?

Pauley (English) comes from English paul, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

Ancestry of “Pauley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaulAn old Italian silver coin; a paolo; Archaic form...
2Ancient GreekΠαῦλοςPaul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
3Latinpauluslittle, small
4Latinpaullus
Every word from Latin paullus
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