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Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse Páll, from Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.
Proper noun
Pål
- a male given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 321 males with the given name Pål living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak around 1970. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish Paval, Paell, cognate with Norwegian Pål, Danish Povl and English Paul, from Latin Paulus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pål c (genitive Påls)
- a male given name
- Pär och Pål
- St. Peter and St. Paul