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Paavali
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Finnish
Etymology
From fi grc-koi Παῦλος (via one or more of fi gmq-osw Pawal, gmq-osw Pawel, fi gml Pavel, fi orv Павьлъ), from fi la Paulus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi biblical Paul biblical character
fi The Holy Bible Acts 13:9 1776 Mutta Saulus (joka myös Paavaliksi kutsutaan,) oli täynnä Pyhää Henkeä, katsoi hänen päällensä Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him
fi rare _ as a first name fi male, rather rare in this biblical spelling
fi Pikku Pietarin piha w:Simo Puupponen 9 1958 WSOY (1972) Pietari oli nimi, jonka äiti oli hänelle vaatimalla vaatinut. Kas kun ei vielä Paavali tai Jeesus, oli isä sanonut, mutta äiti ei ollut antanut periksi vaan saanut Pietarinsa. Jormalainen oli leikkipäällä ollessaan itse näin kertonut. Pietari was the name that his mother had insisted on. What's next, Paavali or Jeesus, had his father said, but his mother had not given in and kept saying Pietari. Jormalainen had himself jocosely told this story.
fi Pyhiesi yhteyteen w:Jari Tervo 89 1995 WSOY 951-0-20492-7 ―Mie oon Paavali. ―Paavali on pappi. ―Meillä on papin kans sama nimi. ―I'm Paavali. ―Paavali is a priest. ―Well, we share the same name.
Declension
Paaval a
Derived terms
fi compounds paavalinkukka
Related terms
male given names fi Paavo, fi Pauli
female given names fi Paula, fi Pauliina
surnames fi Paasonen, fi Paavilainen, fi Paavola, fi Pasanen
Statistics
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References
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