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Where does “Paulley” come from?
Paulley (English) comes from English Paul, from Latin Paulus, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.
Ancestry of “Paulley”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
Paul
In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles
2
Latin
Paulus
Paul
3
Latin
paulus
little, small
4
Latin
paullus
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