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Poul
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Czech
Etymology
cs
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Poulová
cs m
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
Danish
Pronunciation
da [ˈpɒʊ̯l]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male Paul
Related terms
(male given names) da Paul, da Paulus, da Povl
(feminine forms) da Paula, da Pauline, da Poula, da Pouline
(surnames) da Paulsen, da Poulsen
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 65 832 males with the given name Poul have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Poulsson Poulsdóttir
Declension
Poul Poul Pouli Pouls
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh pfāl, gmh phāl, from lb goh pfāl, ultimately from lb la pālus, possibly via a Proto-Germanic intermediate. Cognate with de Pfahl, nl paal, en pole, sv påle.
Pronunciation
lb /pəʊ̯l/
lb əʊl 1
Noun
m Péil
stake
post
Middle English
Etymology
From enm fro Paul, brought to England by the Normans, itself from enm la Paulus.
Pronunciation
enm /puːl/
Proper noun
enm male Old French
Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: Prologue:
And ran to Londoun unto Seinte Poules
Descendants
en Paul