THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Paolo
Paolo is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Paolo Aquino, Paolo Valenciano. This snapshot links the name to 25 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Italian Paolo. Doublet of Paul.
A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Paul.
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People with the name Paolo
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Paolo Aquino
Filipino politician and television personality
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Paolo Valenciano
Filipino actor, singer and film producer
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
25
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Paolo Aquino, Paolo Valenciano
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Paolo in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Paolo
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Pablo♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Paulo♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Piolo♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Polo♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Dagolo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Manolo♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Paco♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Pando·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Paolo?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Paolo
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q15731774 — Paolo (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Paolo Aquino (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q15731774 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Paolo Valenciano (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q15731774 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Paolo (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.