Italian · Boy name
Paolo
“small, humble”
About the name Paolo
Paolo is the Italian form of Paul, from the Latin Paulus, meaning small or humble. It honours Saint Paul the Apostle, who was martyred in Rome and is buried beneath the basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura. In Dante’s Inferno, Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Rimini are the lovers swept forever by a whirlwind. Renaissance painters Paolo Uccello and Paolo Veronese, whose Wedding at Cana hangs in the Louvre, also bore it. Pablo is the Spanish form and Paulo the Portuguese.
- Meaning
- small, humble
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- PAH-oh-loh(3 syl.)
Middle names for Paolo
- Paolo Giovanni
- Paolo Antonio
- Paolo Luca
- Paolo James
- Paolo Maria
Questions about Paolo
- What does Paolo mean?
- Paolo is an Italian name meaning "small, humble".
- How do you pronounce Paolo?
- Paolo is pronounced PAH-oh-loh, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Paolo?
- Variants of Paolo include Paul, Pablo, Paulo, Paulus.
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