Where does “Paavola” come from?

Paavola (Finnish) comes from Finnish Paavo, from Finnish Paavali, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

Paavola (Finnish): merged with Ruukki in 1973

Definitions

  1. merged with Ruukki in 1973

Ancestry of “Paavola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaavoPaul
2FinnishPaavaliPaul; St. Paul's
3Ancient GreekΠαῦλοςPaul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
4Latinpauluslittle, small
5Latinpaullus
Every word from Latin paullus
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