Pablo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pablo from Latin Paulus. Doublet of Paul.

Proper noun

Pablo

1. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Paul.

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaβlo/

Proper noun

Pablo m

1. (biblical, Christianity) Paul
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r.

     Sant pablo q́ ante auie nóbre ſaulus fue del tribu de beniamin naſcio en iuda e al ſegúdo ańo aṕs dela paſſió de iħu xṕo baptizo ananias e damaſco […]

     Saint Paul, who before had the name Saul, was of the tribe of Benjamin. He was born in Judea, and in the second year after the Passion of Jesus Christ Ananias baptized [him] in Damascus […]

Synonyms

• (biblical character): Saulo m

Descendants

• Spanish: Pablo
  • → Tagalog: Pablo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish Pablo, from Latin Paulus. The change from Latin /aw/ to /aβ/ may suggest that the name passed through Byzantine Greek (unsurprising for a biblical name), or it could simply be the converse of the native change from /aβ/ to /aw/ found in cases like froga < */ˈfraβɡa/ < fabrica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpablo/ [ˈpa.β̞lo]

Proper noun

Pablo m

1. Paul (biblical character)
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Los Hechos 15:36:

     Y después de algunos días, Pablo dijo á Barnabé: Volvamos á visitar á los hermanos por todas las ciudades en las cuales hemos anunciado la palabra del Señor, cómo están.

2. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Pablo

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pablo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pab‧lo
• IPA^(key): /ˈpablo/, [ˈpab.lo]

Proper noun

Pablo

1. (biblical) Paul
2. a male given name from Spanish

Derived terms

• pabling