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

• 1695 Nameberry 2023
• 42 Estonia 2024

20 Names Similar to Pavel

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

• Claudio
• Guillermo
• Clemente
• Gaspard
• Moshe
• Bertrand
• Rolf
• Clément
• Guillaume
• Ludvig
• Siegfried
• Clemens
• Zaccheus
• Gillespie
• Gaspar
• Sascha
• Delmar
• Tudor
• Valdemar
• Waldemar

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"