Boy · Latin
Paolo
Say it: PAH-oh-loh
Meaning
From Latin Paulus 'small'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 3,390 babies given this name since 1910
- At its height in 2007, about 1 in 17,400 boys
- 50 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Paul |
|---|---|
| French | Paul |
| Spanish | Pablo |
| Maltese | Pawlu |
Famous bearers
- Paolo Uccello, painter
- Paolo Veronese, painter
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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