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Paulie for a boy
Paul is a family name and so feeling the pressure of carrying on the tradition
I am looking a nicer and different version of the standard name Paul
what do you think?
or should it be spelt Pauly?
Help!

I think it's Paulie. It's the name of the head mafioso in goodfellas!
There are other versions too - Paulo, Pablo for example.

Paul is lovely, and very unusual now I should think. Paulie as a given name is a monstrosity. Call him Paul and use Paulie as a nn if you must.

Agree with tummytickler. Even as a nn, "Paulie" is something a boy would grow out of VERY quickly.

Pauli is a mobster name, it's terrible.

Paul is not good either.

Just use it as a second name and give your child a name you actually like.

You ar naming an adult, not a baby. Paulie is bonkers for a middle aged merchant banker.

And you really really don't want him to spend the next 80 years saying "No, i's not Paul- it's Paulie. Yes, I know- my mother was having a mad moment"

Paulie/Pauly looks and sounds very ugly imo, sorry. And is very close to Pauline.

If you feel the need to/want to carry on the family tradition of using Paul, then use Paul as it is imo.

Eeerrr seeker - not sure middle-aged merchant banker is either something to aspire to or something most people want to imagine their unborn child becoming.

Paul is a fine name - I'd steer away from Paulie.

I know- and I would loath it if that's what mine became. But you have to cover all eventualities! And whatever th becom it will certainly be an adult and thy should be named accordingly.

Paulie sounds like a cute version of Pauline. Not suitable for a grown man, sorry.

OK, definitely been put off the name Paulie, which looks like a good thing now
paul is ok but a bit short

I think Paul on its own is fine. Paulson, Pablo and Paulos are also variations of Paul. Or how about Felix (a Biblical character from St Paul's time) or Saul (the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul)?

Dreadful.

If you don't like Paul, use it as a middle name.

How about John-Paul? Paulie sounds the same as poorly which can't be a good thing ....

Popcornbiscuit - some good suggestions there
paulos - is that Spanish?
Paulson sounds much nicer than Paul

Paulson doesn't sound much nicer then Paul,you know- it sounds made up and is difficult to say. Paulo?

Or just use it as a second name. That's the best place for family names unless th are lovely < seeker smugly remembers th delight with which she reqlized that her fqvouriteboy's name was also q massively important fqmily name in her dp's family>

i think it's between Paulo and Pablo
which one?

Pablo is the Spanish for Peter, isn't it, not Paul?

Pedro is Spanish for Peter.

Paolo is lovely I think

I like Paulo. But as another poster suggested I love something like John Paul.

Spanish - Pablo
Italian - Paolo
Portuguese - Paulo

And there will be other variations, such as the East European Pavel. However I tend to think that these should only be used by those who have some connection or background there.

Pauly sounds like a budgies name to me, Paul is better.

Is Saul stretching it?

I think Paul is a mighty fine second name

Have you ever watched the sopranos?