: an early Christian apostle and missionary and author of several New Testament epistles
Word History
Etymology
Latin Paulus, from Greek Paulos
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Paul was
before the 12th century
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“Paul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Paul. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.
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Paul 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
name of 6 popes: especially III (Alessandro Farnese) 1468–1549 (pope 1534–49); V 1552–1621 (pope 1605–21); VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) 1897–1978 (pope 1963–78)
Paul
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Wolfgang 1913–1993 German physicist
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