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Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Poul m anim (female equivalent Poulová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Poul (hard masculine animate)
Danish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Poul
- a male given name, equivalent to English Paul
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 65 832 males with the given name Poul have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Faroese
Proper noun
Poul m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Poul: Poulsson
- daughter of Poul: Poulsdóttir
Declension
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Indefinite
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Poul
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Poul
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Pouli
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Pouls
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German pfāl, ultimately from Latin pālus, possibly via a Proto-Germanic intermediate. Cognate with German Pfahl, Dutch paal, English pole, Swedish påle.
Pronunciation
Noun
Poul m (plural Péil)
- stake
- post
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French Paul, brought to England by the Normans, itself from Latin Paulus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Poul
- a male given name from Old French
- Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: Prologue:
- And ran to Londoun unto Seinte Poules
Declension
Descendants