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Boy · Latin, through Catalan
Pau
Say it: POW
Meaning
Catalan form of Paul, from Latin paulus 'small'. It coincides with the Catalan word pau 'peace', but the name does not come from it.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 340 babies given this name since 1989
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 44,200 boys
- 26 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Pablo |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Paulo |
| Galician | Paulo |
Famous bearers
- Pau Casals, cellist
- Pau Gasol, basketball player
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.