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Pal (male)

Variants:Paul (M) Pól (M)
Can be spelt:Pål (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Scottish Gaelic and Hungarian form of Paul from Latin "small";
 a. The Scottish Gaelic form is accented thus: Pàl.
 b. The Hungarian form is accented thus: Pál

  • Note: The correct Swedish spelling is Pål.

In Scottish Gaelic the Irish Gaelic form Pól is used for Saint Paul.
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