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Derived from the Latin family name Paulus. A common name among the early Christians. Paul, originally known as Saul, converted to Christianity after seeing a vision of Christ. He became a missionary and authored 14 epistles in the New Testament. He's considered a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Also the name of several kings and six popes. Paul Revere, whose famous ride in 1775 to warn colonists of the arrival of British troops, influenced the name. , little one


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