Where does “Pawson” come from?
Pawson is an English surname derived from Paul, from Latin Paulus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- meaning small.
Ancestry of “Pawson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | paul | An old Italian silver coin; a paolo; Archaic form... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Παῦλος | — |
| 3 | Latin | paulus | little, small |
| 4 | Latin | paullus | — |