Pål

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Norwegian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Páll, from Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.

Proper noun[edit]

Pål

  1. a male given name

References[edit]

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 321 males with the given name Pål living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak around 1970. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish Paval, Paell, cognate with Norwegian Pål, Danish Povl and English Paul, from Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːl/
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Proper noun[edit]

Pål c (genitive Påls)

  1. a male given name
    Pär och Pål
    St. Peter and St. Paul

Related terms[edit]