All around the world, Pál (Pál 
, Пал 
, بال 
) is quite a rare masculine given name. The first name Pál is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, where it is quite a common boy's name, Romania, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Slovakia. Also, Pál is the last name as well as the forename.
Pál is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Pál | Serbia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania |
| Пал | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| بال | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria |
| פאל | Israel |
Almasy, Boghos, I, Jozsef, Nagy, Paavo, Pablo, Pal, Pali, Pall, Pangat, Paol, Paolo, Pau, Paul, Pauli, Paulino, Paulo, Paulos, Paulus, Paulí, Pavel, Pavle, Pavlo, Pavlos, Pavol, Pawel, Paweł, Pawieł, Pawl, Pawlo, Pawło, Poghos, Poul, Povilas, Páll, Pål, Παύλος, Пааво, Пабла, Пабло, Павал, Павел, Павле, Павло, Павлос, Паво, Павол, Паол, Паола,
Pál is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paul Atreides , the fictional character from Dune; Paul Bunyan , the fictional character; Paul Stamets , the fictional character from Star Trek multiverse, Star Trek: Discovery; Georg Paul Thomann and Chop Top , the character in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and in many other works.
| cseszneki pál (b. 1300) |
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várdai pál Catholic archbishop, HU (b. 1483) |
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| pál pálffy ab erdöd Bef 1490 - Kocsina (in battle) (b. 1490) |
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| karádi pál Unitarian bishop, writer and printer, HU (b. 1523) |
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pál esterházy Hungarian noble, SK (b. 1587) |
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| pál almásy Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1550) |
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| pál apponyi Hungarian crown guard (b. 1564) |
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| pál dávid Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1573) |
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| pál háportoni forró (b. 1570) |
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pál béldi TR (b. 1621) |
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| pál csanádi RO (b. 1572) |
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| pál keresztúri bíró Hungarian protestant preacher (b. 1589) |
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széchényi pál Hungarian archbishop, HU (b. 1645) |
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| rákóczi pál third son of Sigismund Rákóczi, Prince of Transylvania, HU (b. 1596) |
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| pál medgyesi (1604-1663), RO (b. 1604) |
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