Pavil as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pavil

What is the meaning of the name Pavil ?

The baby name Pavil is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈpævɪl/ — respelling: PAV-il.

Pavil is Slavic in Origin.

Pavil is an uncommon masculine name, most often a streamlined or transliteration variant of the Slavic/Baltic forms of Paul - especially Russian/Czech/Slovak Pavel and Latvian Pāvils. Ultimately it descends from Latin Paulus, “small, humble,” a meaning that underpins centuries of Christian naming traditions. Pronunciation typically follows PAH-vil or PAV-il.

Through the spread of Christianity and the veneration of Saint Paul the Apostle, related forms took root across Eastern Europe; Pavil appears sporadically in 19th–20th‑century parish and immigration records where diacritics or final consonants were dropped. Close variants include Paul (English), Pavel (Slavic, Romanian), Pavle (Serbian, Georgian), Pavlo (Ukrainian), Pavao (Croatian), Paweł (Polish), Pāvils (Latvian), Paulius (Lithuanian), Pavlos (Greek), and Paavali (Finnish). Nicknames and cognates include Pasha and Pavlik (Russian) and Pavo (South Slavic); feminine counterparts are Paula and Pavla. The name conveys a quiet, modest strength.

⚙ Pavil is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 35 times, across 13 countries.