Meaning, origin and history of the name Pavel

Gender Masculine

Scripts Павел(Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Belarusian)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈpa.vʲɪl/(Russian) /ˈpa.vɛl/(Czech) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian and Belarusian form of Paul.

VariantsPavle(Macedonian) Paviel, Paval(Belarusian)

DiminutivePasha(Russian)

Other Languages & CulturesPal, Pali, Pavli(Albanian) Paulus(Ancient Roman) Boulos, Bulus(Arabic) Boghos, Poghos(Armenian) Paul(Biblical) Paulos(Biblical Greek) Paulus(Biblical Latin) Paol(Breton) Pau, Pol(Catalan) Paulu(Corsican) Pavao, Pavle, Pavo(Croatian) Paul, Poul, Palle(Danish) Paul(Dutch) Paul, Paulie(English) Paŭlo, Paĉjo(Esperanto) Paul, Paavo(Estonian) Páll(Faroese) Pauli, Paavali, Paavo(Finnish) Pauwel(Flemish) Paul(French) Paulo(Galician) Pavle(Georgian) Paul(German) Pavlos(Greek) Pál(Hungarian) Páll(Icelandic) Pól(Irish) Paolo(Italian) Pauls, Pāvels, Pāvils(Latvian) Paulius(Lithuanian) Pawlu(Maltese) Paora(Maori) Pål, Paul(Norwegian) Pau(Occitan) Paweł(Polish) Paulo, Paulinho, Ronaldinho(Portuguese) Paul(Romanian) Pàulu(Sardinian) Pàl, Pòl(Scottish Gaelic) Pavle(Serbian) Pavol(Slovak) Pablo(Spanish) Pål, Paul(Swedish) Pavlo(Ukrainian)

Surname DescendantsPavlov, Pavlova(Bulgarian) Pavlov, Pavlova, Pavlovskaya, Pavlovsky(Russian)

classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange simple serious

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Czechia: June 29

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