Paul....is it too simple?

[YoyoMama]

Are there any nice nicknames for Paul?

Not that I can think of. Does it have to be Paul- would Peter or Saul do?

There are no nicknames for Paul.

It seems as though every other guy in his late 20' - late 30's is called Paul. The parents probbaly didn't even say 'Oh I quite like the name Paul', it was just assumed that baby boys born between 1975 - 1985 would automatically be called Paul.

Paulie.

I have to say I really like Paul, lovely simple name. Very few baby Paul's around these days. I suggested it but was shot down as it was the name of the black sheep of dh's family.

I personally prefer it to Saul.

I also love Peter.

It's my DP's name so obviously I love it He was named after Macca, his mum was a big Beatles fan

None of his nicknames have anything to do with his real name. His dad calls him Will

Hooray! I've waited five years for someone else on MN to consider the name Paul. My nearly five year old is a Paul, and we love it. It's true that it's not a very 'baby' name (when DS1 was little, loads of people commented that it felt odd calling a baby 'Paul'). Now that he's a bit older, though, it really, really suits him. I see it as quite a serious, quiet, sensible name, and he's quite a serious, quiet, sensible boy. And it's nice and uncommon in this age group. When we told the MW the name, she said 'Oh, how unusual!', which struck us as bizarre at the time, but which we now understand (I've only met one other little boy called Paul in the last five years). But no, there are no nicknames, really (which is a blessing as well...). When he was little we found ourselves lengthening it to make it more babyish (Pauly, Paulster etc), but not now he's bigger.

Why would you even want to shorten Paul - it's short enough, no?

I like it.

I like Paul. It's a good name because it's simple. I know one baby Paul. I've never heard a nickname for it.

Nice classic Biblical name, currently underused.

Doesn't need shortening to a nickname as it's only 1 syllable - some other nickname best I think.

I absolutely love the name Paul. It's simple, but strong.

It doesn't have a strong sound to me, it starts strong and then just peters out.

My dh is Paul, we had Saul on our names list (but didn't use it as we had dd's).

Lovely name. Like Paulo as a nickname when we!

My DH is Paul and his NN is 'Polly Pocket'

Lovely name. Quite unusual for a child now too.

Totally outing myself her but I have a baby Pau (NN Paul-Paul)l. And my cousin is also married to a Paul, when my baby was born he sent this which I thought was quite sweet-

I'm happy I Impressed you enough to name your child after me! And since he is Now in the "Paul" Club for life... He can always come to me or any of the other Members of the "Paul" club for special advice...
Like....
Eating Habits...we can't eat enough!
Ask P. Bunyon
Horse racing.... Ask P. Revere
Playing cards(Poker)....ask P. Newman
Singing... Ask P. McCartney
Golf... Ask P. Azinger
Chemistry(Nobel Winner)ask
P. Boyer
Computers...P. Allen
Late night TV... Ask P. Shaffer
OutBack advise...P. Hogan
You get the point...
You're IN!!!

So if you decide on Paul I'll make sure he gets signed up for the club.

Paul is a BRILLIANT name. And it's got the added bonus of being well-known but uncommon in his age range, so he will be the only one in his class, but won't have to put up with a wacky name.
I gave my DS a name like that. :)

good strong name! I like it, it sort of doesn't need a NN as it doesn't "stick" when you say it in full

What's your surname like? It might end up being his NN.

actually yes, I do know Pauls whose NNs are versions of their surname!

At first I thought 'ooh no' but in the course of the 5 minutes it took for me to read the thread I have decided I like it! Simple. Noble. Strong. And like othrs have said, he will be the only one in his class.

Our middle DS is named a bit like that- a simple name that everyone turned their noses up at and said it was so old fashioned and would never make a revival, unlike some other 'old fashioned' names like George and Stanley- both names I love. But, in 5 years we have never come across another one, and people now say how nice it is to hear of a classic under used name. Paul fits that bill too, I think.

Almost all the Pauls I know have nicknames based on their surnames.

then again, all the pauls I know with surname NNs were born in years where there were loads of Pauls so the surnames were needed to tell em apart!

Outing myself, but my dog is called Paul :o

It is a good solid name though.

I like the name Paul. Well known but not recently fashionable so there won't be loads of them.

I think it works well as long as your surname is 2 syllables or more.

I knew one who we used to call Paulo or Pablo as a nn.

Loving the nicknames Pablo and Pauli :)

They both seem to work well