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Paul¹
- /pɔːl/ UK
- /pɔl/ US
- /pɑl/ US, cot caught merger
Sounds like pall, pawl · Rhymes with -ɔːl
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.
proper noun
- In the New Testament, the Christian Apostle to the Gentiles and the author of fourteen epistles, born Saul of Tarsus. Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.
- A male given name from Latin [in turn originating from the Bible], feminine equivalent Paula, Paulette, Paulina, and Pauline 'He will be christened Paul, my - Mrs Dombey - of course.' She feebly echoed, 'Of course,' or rather expressed it by the motion of her lips, and closed her eyes again. 'His father's name, Mrs Dombey, and his grandfather's! I wish his grandfather were alive this day! There is some inconvenience in th
- A surname originating as a patronymic. In a Fox Business interview on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) alluded to the distinction between private and government responses to offensive speech, but his comments were ambiguous enough that an uncharitable viewer could easily interpret them as approval of the latter.
- An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States, named after Paul the Apostle.
- A city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.
- A village south of Newlyn in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4627). The civil parish of Paul (abolished 2021) did not include the village in latter years, and is now included in St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul.
- A municipality on Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
paul²
- /pɔːl/ UK
- /pɔl/ US
- /pɑl/ cot caught merger
Sounds like pall, pawl · Rhymes with -ɔːl
noun pauls
- An old Italian silver coin; a paolo. Shoes and boots are, generally speaking, better made at Florence than in any other part of Italy: the usual price charged for the former is eight pauls the pair; and for the latter from thirty to forty pauls.
paul³
- /pɔːl/ UK
- /pɔl/ US
- /pɑl/ cot caught merger
Sounds like pall, pawl · Rhymes with -ɔːl
noun pauls
- Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”). As soon as the horse again begins to move, the paul will take into the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, and restore to the fly-wheel its original speed.
paul⁴
- /pɔːl/ UK
- /pɔl/ US
- /pɑl/ cot caught merger
Sounds like pall, pawl · Rhymes with -ɔːl
Where it comes from
From Hindi [Term?].
noun pauls · pal · pawl
- A small tent of various kinds.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saul, apostle paul, apostle, pol, sheila, houser, prophet, pul, pau, kam, ball, bolus, bob, pool, bull, urine
Translations
Talk about this word "paul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paul. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paul. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paul "paul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paul.Cite this
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title = {paul},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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