Definitions for paul
pɔlpaul

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Paul, Alice Paulnoun

   United States feminist (1885-1977)

2. Paul, Saint Paul, St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle, Apostle of the Gentiles, Saul, Saul of Tarsusnoun

   (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle

   "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"

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1. Paulnoun

   In the New Testament, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.

2. Paulnoun

   of biblical origin.

3. paulnoun

   An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.

4. Etymology: From Paulus, from paulus.

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1. PAUL

   Paul is a French chain of bakery-café restaurants found in 47 countries with the head office at Marcq-en-Barœul, Greater Lille, France. It specializes in serving French products, including breads, crêpes, sandwiches, macarons, soups, cakes, pastries, coffee, wine and beer. It is owned by Groupe Holder which also owned the French luxury pâtisserie Ladurée from 2002 to 2021.

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1. paul

   The term "Paul" is typically used as a male given name, originating from the Roman family name Paulus or Paullus, meaning "small or humble" in Latin. It is a common name in many Western countries and is also used as a surname in some cultures. Additionally, it could refer to several notable figures in history such as Paul the Apostle, a key figure in early Christianity, or Paul McCartney, a renowned British musician. The particular implications or associations of the name "Paul" might depend upon its cultural or historical context.

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1. Paulnoun

   see Pawl

2. Paulnoun

   an Italian silver coin. See Paolo

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Paul

   Same as Pawl.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Paul

   the name of five Popes: Paul I., Pope from 757 to 797; Paul II., Pope from 1464 to 1471; Paul III., Pope from 1534 to 1549, was zealous against the Protestant cause, excommunicated Henry VIII. in 1536, sanctioned the Jesuit order in 1540, convened and convoked the Council of Trent in 1545; Paul IV., Pope from 1555 to 1559, originally an ascetic, was zealous for the best interests of the Church and public morality, established the Inquisition at Rome, and issued the first Index Expurgatorius; Paul V., Pope from 1605 to 1621, his pontificate distinguished by protracted strife with the Venetian republic, arising out of the claim of the clergy for immunity from the civil tribunals, and which was brought to an end through the intervention of Henry IV. of France in 1607; it need not be added that he was zealous for orthodoxy, like his predecessors.

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1. paul

   Song lyrics by paul -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by paul on the Lyrics.com website.

2. PAUL

   What does PAUL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PAUL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PAUL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Paul is ranked #415 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Paul surname appeared 78,256 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 27 would have the surname Paul.
   
   66.9% or 52,424 total occurrences were White.
   20.1% or 15,753 total occurrences were Black.
   6.2% or 4,891 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.6% or 2,089 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 1,604 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.9% or 1,503 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Apostle
   • Feminist
   • Missionary

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'paul' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #923

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'paul' in Written Corpus Frequency: #712

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for paul »

1. pula

2. Pula

3. upla

How to pronounce paul?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say paul in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of paul in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of paul in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of paul in a Sentence

1. Lisa Shalett:

   Everyone talks about Paul Volcker as a hero. But the David Kotok economy was in a double-dip recession between 1981 and 1984, everyone has said this is not the 1970s. But I don't know that we know that for sure.

2. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   If Paul Gosar was telling the truth, Paul Gosar would have apologized by now, and it's been well over a week, paul Gosar not only has not apologized, Paul Gosar not only has not made any sort of contact or outreach, neither Paul Gosar nor the Republican leader of the party. But Paul Gosar's also doubled down by saying that I am somehow, I'm somehow a representative of undocumented people and that somehow is deserving a characteristic of violence.

3. Maggie Younis:

   We met that night waiting for Paul and out he came.

4. Joshua Boucher/The:

   You could not be around him and not have a good time, were you close to Paul?

5. The Democratic governor:

   Minneapolis and St. Paul are on fire, the fire is still smoldering in our streets. The ashes are symbolic of decades and generations of pain, of anguish unheard. Now generations of pain is manifesting itself in front of the world - and the world is watching.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=paul
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paul
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paul
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=paul
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Paul
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=paul