"Paul" meaning in French

See Paul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pɔl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-Paul.wav
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Paul m
  1. Paul (biblical figure) Tags: masculine Derived forms: attacher Pierre avec Paul, déshabiller Paul pour habiller Jean, déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul, Popaul Related terms: Jean-Paul
    Sense id: en-Paul-fr-name-1KBsfgnv Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 67 33
  2. a male given name Tags: masculine Related terms (female given names): Paule, Paulette, Pauline, Marie-Paule
    Sense id: en-Paul-fr-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): French given names, French male given names, French entries with incorrect language header, Individuals Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Individuals: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'female given names': 3 97
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "word": "déshabiller Paul pour habiller Jean"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "word": "déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "word": "Popaul"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "word": "Paule"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "sense": "female given names",
          "word": "Paulette"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "sense": "female given names",
          "word": "Pauline"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "sense": "female given names",
          "word": "Marie-Paule"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Pages with entries",
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      "word": "attacher Pierre avec Paul"
    },
    {
      "word": "déshabiller Paul pour habiller Jean"
    },
    {
      "word": "déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul"
    },
    {
      "word": "Popaul"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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      "word": "Paule"
    },
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      "sense": "female given names",
      "word": "Paulette"
    },
    {
      "sense": "female given names",
      "word": "Pauline"
    },
    {
      "sense": "female given names",
      "word": "Marie-Paule"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
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        [
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          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/pɔl/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Paul"
}

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