Paulos as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Paulos

What is the meaning of the name Paulos ?

The baby name Paulos is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɑːloʊs/ or /ˈpɔːlɒs/ (approx. "PAW-los").

Paulos is Latin in Origin.

Paulos is the Greek form (Παῦλος, modern Παύλος/Pávlos) of the Roman family name Paulus, ultimately from Latin paulus meaning small, humble. It entered Christian naming through the New Testament, where the Apostle Paul is rendered Paulos in Greek manuscripts. The name spread with early Christianity across the Eastern Mediterranean and remained current in Byzantine and later Orthodox tradition.

Modern usage favors Pavlos in everyday Greek, while Paulos persists in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and diaspora contexts; it is also common in Syriac and Ethiopian/Eritrean Christianity (e.g., Abune Paulos). Cognates and variants include Paul (English, French, German), Paulo (Portuguese), Paolo (Italian), Pablo (Spanish), Pavel (Slavic), Paweł (Polish), Paulius (Lithuanian), Paavo/Pauli (Finnish), and Welsh Pawl; the learned Latin form is Paulus. Feminine counterparts are Paula, Paola, Pauline, Paulina, and Pavlina. The enduring sense across languages is modesty and humility.