Pablo

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pablo from Latin Paulus. Doublet of Paul.

Proper noun

Pablo

  1. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Paul.
  2. A village in Primero de Enero, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.
  3. A census-designated place in Lake County, Montana, United States.

Derived terms

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (small).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pablo m

  1. (biblical, Christianity) Paul
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r:
      Sant pablo q̃ ante auie nõbre ſaulus fue del tribu de beniamin naſcio en iuda e al ſegũdo año ap̃s dela paſſiõ de iħu xp̃o baptizo ananias e damaſco []
      Saint Paul, who before had the name Saul, was of the tribe of Benjamin. He was born in Judea, and in the second year after the Passion of Jesus Christ Ananias baptized in Damascus

Synonyms

  • (biblical character): Saulo m

Descendants

  • Spanish: Pablo
    • Tagalog: Pablo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish Pablo, from Latin Paulus. The change from Latin /aw/ to /aβ/ may suggest that the name passed through Byzantine Greek (unsurprising for a biblical name), or it could simply be the converse of the native change from /aβ/ to /aw/ found in cases like froga < */ˈfraβɡa/ < fabrica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpablo/
  • Rhymes: -ablo
  • Syllabification: Pa‧blo

Proper noun

Pablo m

  1. Paul (biblical character)
    • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Los Hechos 15:36:
      Y después de algunos días, Pablo dijo á Barnabé: Volvamos á visitar á los hermanos por todas las ciudades en las cuales hemos anunciado la palabra del Señor, cómo están.
  2. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul

Proper noun

Pablo m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Descendants

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pablo.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pablo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊ᜔ᜎᜓ)

  1. (biblical) Paul
  2. a male given name from Spanish

Derived terms