In the entire world, Poul (Poul 
, بول 
, 波尔 
, among others...) is a common principally masculine, but very infrequently feminine first name. The forename Poul is habitual in Denmark, where it is quite a common male name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Sudan. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, India, and Denmark. Also, Poul is the last name as well as the forename.
Poul is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Poul | Nigeria, Denmark, Czechia, India, New Zealand |
| بول | Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan |
| 波尔 | China |
| ポール | Japan |
| פול | Israel |
| Поуль, Поул | Ukraine |
Boghos, Paalu, Paavo, Pablo, Pal, Pall, Paol, Paolo, Pau, Paul, Pauli, Paulino, Paulo, Paulos, Paulus, Paulí, Pavel, Pavle, Pavlo, Pavlos, Pavol, Pawel, Paweł, Pawieł, Pawlo, Pawło, Poghos, Pohl, Poule, Povilas, Pulle, Pál, Páll, Pål, Παύλος, Пааво, Пабла, Пабло, Павал, Павел, Павле, Павло, Павлос, Паво, Павол, Пал, Паол, Паола, Паоло, Пау,
Poul 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; Poul Møller , the fictional character from Gepetto News and Georg Paul Thomann , and in many other works.
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poul laxmand 1502 (b. 1450) |
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poul huitfeldt Governor-General of Norway, DK (b. 1520) |
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| poul cypræus German regional historian, DE (b. 1536) |
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| poul madsen (b. 1527) |
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| poul pedersen (b. 1550) |
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| poul jensen colding 1581-1640 writer, priest, DK (b. 1581) |
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| poul aastrup (b. 1576) |
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| poul nielsen rosenpalm Danish judge (b. 1629) |
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| poul johannesen (b. 1625) |
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poul vendelbo løvenørn Danish military officer, diplomat and landowner, DK (b. 1686) |
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| poul van schoting SE (b. 1629) |
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| poul christian schindler Danish composer (b. 1648) |
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| poul vinding Danish judge (1658-1712) (b. 1658) |
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| poul rosenørn (b. 1670) |
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| poul badstuber Danish coppersmith and manufacturer, DK (b. 1685) |
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