Paulとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /pɔːl/
• (General American) IPA: /pɔl/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA: /pɑl/
• 韻: -ɔːl
• 異形同音異義語: pall, pawl

固有名詞

Paul

1. In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 13:9:

     Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.

2. A male given name from Latin of biblical origin.
   • 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “Dombey and Son: Chapter 1”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:

     'He will be christened Paul, my - Mrs Dombey - of course.'
     She feebly echoed, 'Of course,' or rather expressed it by the motion of her lips, and closed her eyes again.
     'His father's name, Mrs Dombey, and his grandfather's! I wish his grandfather were alive this day! There is some inconvenience in the necessity of writing Junior,' said Mr Dombey, making a fictitious autograph on his knee; 'but it is merely of a private and personal complexion. It doesn't enter into the correspondence of the House. Its signature remains the same.'

   • 2006 October 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Film Chain’s Latest Link”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 21 June 2025:

     Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast were honored for “Crash” four months before it won best picture.

   • 2022 September 10, Matt McFarland, “Why your car’s speedometer goes up to 160 mph (even when your car can’t)”, in CNN Business‎:

     Toyota spokesman Paul Hogard said the automaker wants speedometers to be easy to read, so there’s value in placing the typical operating speed of American cars, 45 mph to 70 mph, he said, at the top of the speedometer, which is the easiest place on the speedometer for the driver to read.

3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
   • 2025 September 16, Jacob Sullum, “Brendan Carr and Ted Cruz Don't Think Charlie Kirk's Murder Justifies Speech Restrictions”, in Reason‎:

     In a Fox Business interview on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) alluded to the distinction between private and government responses to offensive speech, but his comments were ambiguous enough that an uncharitable viewer could easily interpret them as approval of the latter.

4. A place name:
   1. An unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States, named after Paul the Apostle.
   2. A city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.
   4. A village south of Newlyn in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4627). The civil parish of Paul (abolished 2021) did not include the village in latter years, and is now included in St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul.
   5. A municipality on Santo Antão, Cape Verde.

派生語

関連する語

• feminine forms: Paula, Paulette, Paulina, Pauline
• surnames:

アナグラム

• Palu, Pula, ULPA, pula