Pavel

Russian variation of Paul
"small"

Pavel Origin and Meaning

The name Pavel is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "small".

Pavel may be widespread in the former Soviet Union, but it has a somewhat impoverished image here.

Popularity of the name Pavel

20 Names Similar to Pavel

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Famous People Named Pavel

  • Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk
    Russian ice hockey player
  • Pavel Vladimirovich Bure
    Russian ice hockey player
  • Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov
    Russian physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Pavel "Pasha" Kovalev
    Russian ballroom dancer and TV personality
  • Pavel Vízner
    Czech tennis player
  • Pavel Nedvěd
    Czech footballer
  • Pavel Kuka
    Czech footballer
  • Pavel Složil
    Czech tennis player
  • Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak
    Russian tennis player
  • Pavel Igorevich Drozd
    Russian ice dancer
  • Pavel Nikolayevich Filonov
    Russian avant,garde painter

The name Pavel in Pop Culture

  • Pavel Chekov
    ensign and navigator on TV's "Star Trek"
  • Pavel "Pasha" Vershinin
    character on TV's "Chernobyl: Zone of Exclusion"