Paul

Paul

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	Small

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:

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 1417–1471)
• 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

Other people

• Paul (name), about the given name Paul
• Paul I of Russia, the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801.
• Paul Gascoigne, Footballer
• Paul Gauguin, a French artist
• Sir Paul McCartney, formerly a member of The Beatles
• Paulus Castrensis (14th century), Italian jurist
• Paul Merton, Comedian
• Paulus Potter (1625–1654), Dutch painter
• Paul Rodgers, Musician
• Paul Simon, Musician
• Paul Weller, Musician

as a Surname

• Alice Stokes Paul - American suffragist leader
• Bruno Paul - German architect, interior designer, and furniture designer
• Les Paul - guitar man
• Ron Paul - 2008 United States presidential candidate
• William Paul (attorney), Alaskan politician and attorney.
• William Paul (British politician), communist activist.
• William Paul (footballer), Scottish footballer

• Lynsey de Paul - English singer-songwriter
• Vincent de Paul - Catholic saint

• Alvarus Paulus, 9th century Spanish scholar and poet
• Friedrich Paulus (1890–1957), German general

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