Italian

Paolo

Pronounced POW-lohShare

Meaning: Small; humble, through Paul

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

The Italian form of Paulus. Renaissance painters Paolo Uccello and Paolo Veronese are historical bearers of this established Italian form.

Nicknames

  • Paolino
  • Pao

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Paolo comes from Italian.

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