Paul

American  

[pawl, poul] / pɔl, paʊl /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.

2. Alice, 1885–1977, U.S. women's-rights activist.

3. Elliot (Harold), 1891–1958, U.S. novelist.

4. Jean pen name of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter.

5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “little”.

---

Paul British  

/ pɔːl /

noun

1. Saint. Also called: Paul the Apostle, Saul of Tarsus. original name Saul. died ?67 _ad , one of the first Christian missionaries to the Gentiles, who died a martyr in Rome. Until his revelatory conversion he had assisted in persecuting the Christians. He wrote many of the Epistles in the New Testament. Feast day: June 29

2. Jean. See Jean Paul

3. Les, real name Lester Polfuss. 1915–2009, US guitarist: creator of the solid-body electric guitar and pioneer in multitrack recording

---

Paul Cultural  

1. Ancient Christian preacher and teacher; along with the Apostle Peter, one of the foremost leaders of the early Christian Church. Paul, originally called Saul, was at first an enemy and persecutor of the early Christians. As he rode to Damascus one day, seeking to suppress the Christians there, a strong light from heaven blinded him, and God spoke to him; after this experience, Saul became a Christian. Going by the Greek name Paul, he spent the rest of his life bringing the gospel to the peoples of the ancient world. The New Testament includes his many epistles (letters) to the early Christian communities.

---

Paul Idioms  

1. see rob Peter to pay Paul.

---

Example Sentences

“It’s going to make everyone a little bit more conservative,” said Paul Rahimian, chief executive of Parkview Financial, a real-estate lender that has financed both office-to-residential and hotel-to-residential projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

Organized by curator emeritus Mason Klein, in collaboration with the Zentrum Paul Klee and the Kunstmuseum Bern, it begins with works from 1903 into the 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

"There were so many subplots and stories to this game," said former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who was in the ground working for BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned right-handed reliever Paul Gervase to triple-A Oklahoma City and released left-hander Jake Eder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

His name was Paul Robinson, and he was in Kenya as part of a program that provided scholarships to African students to study in the United States.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola