What does "paul" mean?
An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
Paul
/pɔːl/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
- Grammar: paul is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: ambrose of milan, ante-nicene fathers, apostle, athanasius.
- Usage evidence: Paul makes it a rule not to be late for his appointments.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
"Shoes and boots are, generally speaking, better made at Florence than in any other part of Italy: the usual price charged for the former is eight pauls the pair; and for the latter from thirty to forty pauls."
- 2 Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”). alt-of, archaic
"As soon as the horse again begins to move, the paul will take into the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, and restore to the fly-wheel its original speed."
- 3 A small tent of various kinds. India, historical
Proper Noun
- 1 In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
"Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him."
- 2 A male given name from Latin of biblical origin.
"'He will be christened Paul, my - Mrs Dombey - of course.' She feebly echoed, 'Of course,' or rather expressed it by the motion of her lips, and closed her eyes again. 'His father's name, Mrs Dombey, and his grandfather's! I wish his grandfather were alive this day! There is some inconvenience in the necessity of writing Junior,' said Mr Dombey, making a fictitious autograph on his knee; 'but it is merely of a private and personal complexion. It doesn't enter into the correspondence of the House. Its signature remains the same.'"
- 3 A surname originating as a patronymic.
"In a Fox Business interview on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) alluded to the distinction between private and government responses to offensive speech, but his comments were ambiguous enough that an uncharitable viewer could easily interpret them as approval of the latter."
- 4 A place name:; An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States, named after Paul the Apostle.
- 5 A place name:; A city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.
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- 6 A place name:; An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.
- 7 A place name:; A village south of Newlyn in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4627). The civil parish of Paul (abolished 2021) did not include the village in latter years, and is now included in St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul.
- 8 A place name:; A municipality on Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Paul makes it a rule not to be late for his appointments."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "paul"?
Common synonyms include: ambrose of milan, ante-nicene fathers, apostle, athanasius, barnabas, basil.
How do you use "paul" in a sentence?
Paul makes it a rule not to be late for his appointments.
How do you pronounce "paul"?
Pronounced /pɔːl/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.
Etymology 2
From Hindi [Term?].