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'''[[Paul (name)|Paul]]''' is a common English name, derived from '''Paulus''', a [[nomen]] of [[ancient Rome]], while also appearing as the [[cognomen]] for other Romans. It may also refer to the following: |
'''[[Paul (name)|Paul]]''' is a common English name and is the best name ever!, derived from '''Paulus''', a [[nomen]] of [[ancient Rome]], while also appearing as the [[cognomen]] for other Romans. It may also refer to the following: |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | Small |
Paul is a common English name and is the best name ever!, derived from Paulus, a nomen of ancient Rome, while also appearing as the cognomen for other Romans. It may also refer to the following:
Roman and Byzantine empire
- Paul (jurist) or Julius Paulus (Second Century AD), a Roman jurist
- Paulus Catena (-362), a Roman notary
- Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus (229 BC-160 BC), a Roman general
- Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), a Hellenistic astrologer
- Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625?–690?), a Greek surgeon
Christianity
Saints
- Paul the Apostle from Tarsus, or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and author of numerous letters of the New Testament of the Christian Bible (AD 3-10 — 62-68)
- See Saint Paul (disambiguation), for other saints named "Paul", and places named after them
Popes
- Pope Paul (disambiguation), the chosen name of several Popes of the Roman Catholic Church upon election to the papacy
- Pope Paul I (Pope from 757–767)
- Pope Paul II (Pope from 1464–1471)
- Pope Paul III (Pope from 1534-1549)
- Pope Paul IV (Pope from 1555-1559)
- Pope Paul V (Pope from 1605-1621)
- Pope Paul VI (Pope from 1963-1978)
Other
- Paulus Jovius (1483-1552), an Italian bishop
- Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (ca. 720–800), an Italian Benedictine monk
Notable Pauls
- See article Paul (name), about the name Paul
Places
- Paul, Cornwall, England, UK
- Paul, Idaho, United States
Other uses
- Ahluwalia, where Paul is an alternative name for this community of Punjab
- Paul (Pokémon), a fictional character
- PAUL, a bakery franchise based in France
- Paul (song), by the German punk band Die Ärzte
- St. Paul (oratorio), a work by Felix Mendelssohn originally entitled 'Paulus' (in its German version)
- Paul is dead, conspiracy theory
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