Paulus

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpau̯lus] === Proper noun === Paulus m anim (female equivalent Paulusová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Paulus”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Paulus. === Proper noun === Paulus Paul (biblical figure). a male given name, rare in this form ==== Related terms ==== male given names: Paul, Poul, Povl female given names: Paula, Pauline, Poula, Pouline == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch Paulus, from Latin Paulus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑu̯.lʏs/ Hyphenation: Pau‧lus === Proper noun === Paulus m (biblical) Paul a male given name, now rare in this form. == Estonian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Paulus. === Proper noun === Paulus Paul (biblical character). a male given name, rare in this form ==== Related terms ==== (male given names): Paavo, Paul (female given names): Paula == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin Paulus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑu̯lus/, [ˈpɑ̝u̯lus̠] Rhymes: -ɑulus Syllabification(key): Pau‧lus Hyphenation(key): Pau‧lus === Proper noun === Paulus a Finnish surname a male given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Paulus is the 374th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 876 male individuals (and as a middle name to 367 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. The surname Paulus belongs to 131 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Paulus. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Paulus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pauli or Paulus' or (with an article) Paulus) (biblical) Paul (apostle) a male given name of rare usage, variant of Paul == Latin == === Alternative forms === Paullus (cognomen) === Etymology === From paulus (“small”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpau̯.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpaːu̯.lus] === Proper noun === Paulus m (genitive Paulī); second declension A cognomen of the Aemilius clan. Paul (biblical figure). ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== Borrowings === References === “Paulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Paulus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Norwegian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Paulus. === Proper noun === Paulus Paul (biblical character). a male given name, rare in this form ==== Related terms ==== Paul, Pål Paula == Old English == === Etymology === From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑː.lus/ === Proper noun === Paulus m Paul ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Paulus. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Paulus c (genitive Paulus) Paul (biblical character). a male given name, rare in this form ==== Related terms ==== given name: Paul feminine forms: Paula, Paulina