Paul
Latin
"small"
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Updated Sat Aug 16 2025
Paul Origin and Meaning
The name Paul is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "small".
At Paul's Beatles-inspired height in the 1970s, there were nearly 100 baby girls named Paul in the US each year. Today, there are baby girls named Paula, Paulie, and Paulette, but no Pauls.
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