Paolo

Italian, variation of Paul

"small"

Paolo Origin and Meaning

The name Paolo is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "small".

Paolo is an irresistibly lush Italian name for boys, worlds more romantic than its spare English equivalent.

Among noted bearers of the name are Renaissance painters Uccello and Veronese, architect Soleri, and whole teams of Italian soccer players — or so it seems.

Another possibility is the Spanish version of Paul: Pablo, as in Picasso and Casals.

Popularity of the name Paolo

• 1847 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Paolo

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Paolo.

• Antoine
• Fernando
• Claus
• Jacques
• Raul
• Ludwig
• Johannes
• Ishmael
• Giuseppe
• Augustin
• Philippe
• Franz
• Salvador
• Gregor
• Léon
• Alonzo
• Wilhelm
• Norbert
• Gustav
• Sigmund

Famous People Named Paolo

• Paolo Giovanni Nutini Scottish singer,songwriter
• Paolo Cesare Maldini Italian footballer
• Paolo Picasso son of Pablo Picasso
• Paolo Lorenzi Italian tennis player
• Paolo Taviani Italian film director and screenwriter
• Paolo Canè Italian tennis player
• Paolo Rossi Italian tennis player
• Paolo Di Canio Italian footballer and manager
• Paolo Veronese Italian Renaissance painter
• Paolo Sorrentino Italian film director and screenwriter
• Paolo Uccello Italian Renaissance painter
• Paolo Soleri Italian architect

The name Paolo in Pop Culture

• Paolo Poloverdo character in the book "The Killer's Tears" by Anne,Laure Bondoux
• Paolo Valisari character in the film "The Lizzie McGuire Movie"
• Paolo character and boyfriend of Rachel Green on tv show Friends