Where does “Pavelescu” come from?

Pavelescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Pavel, from Old Church Slavonic Паѵьлъ, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

Ancestry of “Pavelescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianPavel—
2Old Church SlavonicПаѵьлъ—
3Ancient GreekΠαῦλοςPaul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
4Latinpauluslittle, small
5Latinpaullus—
Every word from Latin paullus →Every word from Latin paulus →Every word from Ancient Greek Παῦλος →