Pavao
Male#317 most common in Croatia2,421 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Small, humble
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Pavao
Croatian form of Paul, from Latin Paulus ('small'); the Apostle Paul.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- June 29 (sv. Petar i Pavao)
- Nicknames:
- Pavo, Pave
Popularity with newborns
Pavao has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
2,421 people in Croatia are called Pavao, according to the 2021 census. That is #317 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Pavao is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Pavao
- Pavao Ritter Vitezović — Croatian polymath, historian and writer
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.