Poul

== Czech == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpou̯l] === Proper noun === Poul m anim (female equivalent Poulová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Poul”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɒʊ̯l] === Proper noun === Poul a male given name, equivalent to English Paul ==== Related terms ==== (male given names) Paul, Paulus, Povl (feminine forms) Paula, Pauline, Poula, Pouline (surnames) Paulsen, Poulsen === References === [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 65 832 males with the given name Poul have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Faroese == === Proper noun === Poul m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Poul's son: Poulsson Poul's daughter: Poulsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Old High German pfāl, ultimately from Latin pālus, possibly via a Proto-Germanic intermediate. Cognate with German Pfahl, Dutch paal, English pole, Swedish påle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəʊ̯l/ Rhymes: -əʊl === Noun === Poul m (plural Péil) stake post == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old French Paul, brought to England by the Normans, itself from Latin Paulus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /puːl/ === Proper noun === Poul a male given name from Old French Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: Prologue: And ran to Londoun unto Seinte Poules ==== Descendants ==== English: Paul