Paulus

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Proper noun

Paulus

1. Paul (biblical figure).
2. a male given name, rare in this form

Related terms

• male given names: Paul, Poul, Povl
• female given names: Paula, Pauline, Poula, Pouline

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Paulus, from Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑu̯.lʏs/

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• Hyphenation: Pau‧lus

Proper noun

Paulus m

1. (biblical) Paul.
2. a male given name, now rare in this form.

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Proper noun

Paulus

1. Paul (biblical character).
2. a male given name, rare in this form

Related terms

• (male given names): Paavo, Paul
• (female given names): Paula

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑu̯lus/,
• Rhymes: -ɑulus
• Syllabification^(key): Pau‧lus

Proper noun

Paulus

1. a Finnish surname
2. a male given name

Declension

Statistics

• Paulus is the 390^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 774 male individuals (and as a middle name to 343 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Paulus is the 5322^nd (tied with 36 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 133 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Paulus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pauli or Paulus' or (with an article) Paulus)

1. (biblical) Paul (apostle)
2. a male given name of rare usage, variant of Paul

Latin

Alternative forms

• Paullus (cognomen)

Etymology

From paulus (“small”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpau̯.lus/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpau̯.lus/,

Proper noun

Paulus m (genitive Paulī); second declension

1. A cognomen of the Aemilius clan.
2. Paul (biblical character).

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

Borrowings

References

• “Paulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Paulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Proper noun

Paulus

1. Paul (biblical character).
2. a male given name, rare in this form

Related terms

• Paul, Pål
• Paula

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.lus/

Proper noun

Paulus m

1. Paul

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Paulus c (genitive Paulus)

1. Paul (biblical character).
2. a male given name, rare in this form

Related terms

• given name: Paul
• feminine forms: Paula, Paulina