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Pavel - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Pavel

[ 2 syll. pa-vel, pav-el ] The boy name Pavel is pronounced PAEVahL †. Pavel is of Latin origin, and it is used mainly in the Czech, Russian, and Slavic languages. Pavel is a variant of Paul (English, French, and German). Pawel (Polish and Russian variant spelling) is a form of Pavel.

Pavel is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Pavel, Paul was the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Pavel include Påvel (Scandinavian), Pablo (Spanish), Palayo, Pali (Hungarian), Paolo (Italian), Pauli (Finnish), Paulie (English), Paulo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Pavlo (Russian and Ukrainian), Pawel (Polish and Russian), Pello, Pelo, Pili, Pollo, Polo, Powel, Powell, Pal (Scandinavian and Hungarian), Pall (Scandinavian), and Paul (English, French, and German).

 



† English pronunciation for Pavel: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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