Pol (given name)

Pol is a male given name. In Europe, it can be a form of Paul or Polydore, and sometimes of Apollonius or Leopold. It is most common in Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra, and Spain. The name in Cambodia and Thailand likely has a different origin. Notable people with this name include:

Pol Abraham (1891–1966), French architect
Pol Albrecht (1874–1975), Luxembourg composer, conductor and bandmaster
Pol Amat (born 1978), Spanish field hockey player
Pol Anoul (1922–1990), Belgian footballer
Pol Antràs (born 1975), Spanish economist
Pol Arias (born 1996), Andorran swimmer
Pol Boël (1923–2007), Belgian industrialist and politician, grandson of Pol-Clovis
Pol Clovis Boël (1868–1941), Belgian industrialist and politician
Pol Braekman (1919–1994), Belgian sprinter
Pol Bueso (born 1985), Spanish football defender
Pol Bury (1922–2005), Belgian sculptor
Pol Calvet (born 1994), Spanish football midfielder
Pol Carreras (born 1990), Spanish alpine skier
Pol Chomchuen (born 1959), Thai football coach
Pol Cruchten (born 1963), Luxembourgian film director and producer
Pol Demeuter (1904–1934), Belgian motorcycle racer
Pol Duwez (1907–1984), Belgian material scientist
Pol Espargaró (born 1991), Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer
Pol Freixanet (born 1991), Spanish football goalkeeper
Pol García (born 1995), Spanish football defender
Pol Goffaux (1916–1977), Belgian boxer
Pol Goossen (born 1949), Belgian film and television actor
Pol Greisch (born 1930), Luxembourg writer
Pol Heyvaert, Belgian stage director and designer
Pol Hom (born 1946), Cambodian politician
Pol Hoste (born 1947), Belgian writer
Alen Pol Kobryn (born 1949), American poet, novelist, and voice actor
Pol Le Gourrierec (born 1921), French diplomat
Pol de Leon (Paul Aurelian) (died 575), Welsh-Bréton cleric and saint
Pol Lirola (born 1997), Spanish football defender
Pol Llonch (born 1992), Spanish football midfielder
Pol Monen (born 1994), full name Pol Montañés Enrich, better known by his screen name Pol Monen, Spanish actor
Pol Medina Jr. (born 1962), Filipino cartoonist
Pol Mercier (1819–1874), French playwright
Pol de Mont (1857–1931), Belgian writer and poet
Pol Moya (born 1996), Andorran middle-distance runner
Pol Perritt (1891–1947), American baseball pitcher
Pol Pla (born 1993), Spanish rugby player
Pol Plançon (1851–1914), French operatic bass
Pol Pot (1925–1998), Cambodian revolutionary and Communist dictator
Pol Roigé (born 1994), Spanish football midfielder
Pol Rosell (born 1991), Spanish racing driver
Pol Sax (born 1960), Luxembourg writer
Pol Schmoetten (born 1958), Luxembourg writer
Pol Swings (1906–1983), Belgian astrophysicist
Pol Theis (born 1991), Luxembourger attorney and interior designer
Pol Toledo Bagué (born 1994), Spanish tennis player
Pol Valentín (born 1997), Spanish football defender
Pol Verschuere (born 1955), Belgian road bicycle racer

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