Around the globe, Paolo (Павел 
, Paolo 
, 保罗 
, among others...) is a prevalent boy's forename. The first name Paolo is habitual in Italy, where it is a widespread masculine name, San Marino, and Russia, where it is a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Italy, and Kazakhstan. Very seldom, Paolo is the last name as well as the forename.
Paolo is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Павел | Kazakhstan, Russia, Italy, Belarus, Bulgaria |
| Paolo | Russia, Italy, Philippines, Bulgaria, France |
| 保羅, 保罗 | China |
| Павле | Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| باولو | Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Iraq |
| 파올로 | South Korea |
| Паоло | Armenia, Russia, Ukraine |
| פאולו | Israel |
Boghos, Di Paolo, Paavo, Pablo, Pal, Pall, Paol, Paola, Paolillo, Paolini, Paoło, Pau, Paul, Pauli, Paulino, Paulo, Paulos, Paulus, Paulí, Pavel, Pavle, Pavlo, Pavlos, Pavol, Pawel, Paweł, Pawieł, Pawlo, Pawło, Paólo, Paôlo, Paõlo, Paŭlo, Poghos, Poul, Povilas, Pàolo, Pál, Páll, Páolo, Pãolo, Pål, Παύλος, Пааво, Пабла, Пабло, Павал, Павло, Павлос, Паво,
Paolo is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paul Atreides , the fictional character from Dune; Pavel Chekov , the fictional character, Star Trek: The Original Series; Don Paolo , the fictional character from the Professor Layton series, Professor Layton and the Curious Village; Paul Bunyan , the fictional character and Paul Stamets , the fictional character from Star Trek multiverse, Star Trek: Discovery, and in many other works.
| paolo emilio regillo late 1st century BC and early 1st century Roman senator, imperial legate and proconsul, IT (b. 10) |
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paolo diacono 8th century Benedictine monk, scribe and historian, IT (b. 720) |
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| paolo gentili Italian cardinal, IT (b. 1001) |
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| paolo boschetti cardinal deacon of S. Adriano al Foro, IT (b. 1010) |
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paolo malatesta Italian noble, IT (b. 1246) |
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| paolo da viterbo cardinal, IT (b. 1250) |
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| paolo di taranto 13th century alchemist and author, IT (b. 1250) |
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paolo veneziano Italian painter (1300-1365), IT (b. 1300) |
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| paolo rainaldi Roman Catholic bishop, IT (b. 1280) |
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| paolo dagomari Italian mathematician and astronomer, IT (b. 1282) |
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paolo di giovanni fei Italian painter (1345-1411), IT (b. 1345) |
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paolo di santa maria Spanish archbishop, ES (b. 1350) |
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| paolo lazzarino Italian painter (b. 1301) |
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paolo di castro Italian jurist, IT (b. 1360) |
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paolo savelli IT (b. 1350) |
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