Pavils as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pavils

What is the meaning of the name Pavils ?

The baby name Pavils is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PAH-vils (Latvian IPA: /ˈpaːvils/).

Pavils is Latvian in Origin.

Pavils is the Latvian given name corresponding to Paul, from Latin Paulus “small, humble.” In standard Latvian it is written Pāvils; the form without the macron often appears in diaspora use. The name came via Christian tradition and scripture, where Saint Paul the Apostle ensured its prominence. Cognates include Paul (English, German, French), Pavel (Slavic), Paolo/Paulo (Italian/Portuguese), Pablo (Spanish), and Paavo (Finnish); the Latvian feminine counterpart is Paula.

In Latvia, Pāvils is attested in church registers from the 18th–19th centuries and persisted through the 20th century, though today the shorter form Pauls is somewhat more common; Pāvels also occurs under Russian influence. Usage has been tied to Lutheran and Catholic communities, with name days often aligned to feasts of Saint Paul. Notable bearers include writer Pāvils Rozītis, anchoring the name in Latvian literary history.

⚙ We can't find Pavils in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.