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This name was mostly used in the Middle Ages: it has pretty much become of out of use nowadays. [noted -ed]
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I would like to expand a little bit on this.
In 2009, there were nearly 140 bearers (of all ages) in Belgium. At that time, the population of Belgium was a little over 10.750.000 people.
In 2017, there were about 180 bearers (of all ages) in the Netherlands. For 90 of them, Pauwel was their first name; for the rest, it was their middle name. At that time, the population of the Netherlands was a little over 17.000.000 people.
All in all, I would say that Pauwel is about equally rare in both countries. As such, the difference in those numbers isn't great enough to say that the name is characteristically Flemish. However, Belgium *does* appear to have more young(er) bearers of the name, as there are more Belgian Pauwels than Dutch Pauwels on LinkedIn and other social media. There are also significantly more bearers of the patronymic surname Pauwels in Belgium, which does suggest a stronger historical presence of the given name Pauwel in medieval Belgium (specifically Flanders).
Lastly, perhaps it might be a good idea to label the name as 'Rare' rather than 'Archaic'. It's definitely old-fashioned and on its way out; there are far more people with the surname Pauwels (at least four times as many). But with the total amount of living bearers being a little over 300 strong, it seems that 'Rare' would be a bit more fitting... at least for now.
Sources for the name's popularity statistics:
• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Pauwel (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2017)
• http://www.names.be/voornamen.html?met=Pauwel&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
Sources for the surname Pauwels' popularity statistics:
• https://familienaam.be/Pauwels (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the surname in Belgium)
• https://cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=pauwels&gba_naam=Pauwels&nfd_naam=Pauwels&operator=eq&taal= (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the surname in the Netherlands)
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In 2009, there were nearly 140 bearers (of all ages) in Belgium. At that time, the population of Belgium was a little over 10.750.000 people.
In 2017, there were about 180 bearers (of all ages) in the Netherlands. For 90 of them, Pauwel was their first name; for the rest, it was their middle name. At that time, the population of the Netherlands was a little over 17.000.000 people.
All in all, I would say that Pauwel is about equally rare in both countries. As such, the difference in those numbers isn't great enough to say that the name is characteristically Flemish. However, Belgium *does* appear to have more young(er) bearers of the name, as there are more Belgian Pauwels than Dutch Pauwels on LinkedIn and other social media. There are also significantly more bearers of the patronymic surname Pauwels in Belgium, which does suggest a stronger historical presence of the given name Pauwel in medieval Belgium (specifically Flanders).
Lastly, perhaps it might be a good idea to label the name as 'Rare' rather than 'Archaic'. It's definitely old-fashioned and on its way out; there are far more people with the surname Pauwels (at least four times as many). But with the total amount of living bearers being a little over 300 strong, it seems that 'Rare' would be a bit more fitting... at least for now.
Sources for the name's popularity statistics:
• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Pauwel (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2017)
• http://www.names.be/voornamen.html?met=Pauwel&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
Sources for the surname Pauwels' popularity statistics:
• https://familienaam.be/Pauwels (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the surname in Belgium)
• https://cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=pauwels&gba_naam=Pauwels&nfd_naam=Pauwels&operator=eq&taal= (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the surname in the Netherlands)
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• https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pauwel (in Dutch)
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Pauwel/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/aD2ewIIKZd8 (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:56)
Converted to IPA, it should be: /'pɑu̯.ʋəl/ [noted -ed]