Paulo - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Paulo \pa(u)-lo\ is a variant of Paul (Latin), and the meaning of Paulo is "small".

The baby name Paulo sounds like Pauly, Pauli and Paolo. Other similar baby names are Pablo, Pavlo, Paulos and Saulo.

Paulo is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#23510 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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