Baby name
CLASSIC
🇵🇱 Paweł
/PAH · vew/
Meaning
“Small”
Polish form of Paul, from Latin Paulus meaning 'small'; the distinctive Polish spelling with the crossed-L (ł) is a marker of Polish linguistic identity.
Nicknames
pawełek
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Traditional Polish classic; ages with quiet national pride.
The cultural moment.
Consistently one of the most common Polish names throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.