Meanings
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
When Wikimedia legal counsel Michelle Paulson wrote that the palawa kani Wikipedia page would help strengthen and spread the language, Reynolds was angered by what she saw as the foundation’s refusal to accept another worldview that didn't see this as a benefit.
2014 August 13, Adi Robertson, “Can you own a language?”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2025
Origin
From Paul + -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Poulsen, Polish Pawelowicz, Slovene Pavič, Pavlovič etc.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Павлов
- Павловsurname meaning "son of Paul"
Danish Poulsen
- Poulsensurname meaning "son of Paul"
Greek Παυλίδης, Παυλόπουλος
- Παυλίδης (Pavlídis)surname meaning "son of Paul"
- Παυλόπουλος (Pavlópoulos)surname meaning "son of Paul"
- Παύλου (Pávlou)surname meaning "son of Paul"
Hungarian Pálffy
- Pálffysurname meaning "son of Paul"
Italian Di Paolo
- Di Paolosurname meaning "son of Paul"
Norwegian Poulsen
- Poulsensurname meaning "son of Paul"
Polish Pawelowicz
- Pawelowiczsurname meaning "son of Paul"
Romanian Pavelescu, Paulescu
- Pavelescusurname meaning "son of Paul"
- Paulescusurname meaning "son of Paul"
Russian Па́влов, Па́влова
- Па́влов (Pávlov)surname meaning "son of Paul"
- Па́влова (Pávlova)surname meaning "son of Paul"
Swedish Pålsson
- Pålssonsurname meaning "son of Paul"
Ukrainian Павле́нко
- Павле́нко (Pavlénko)surname meaning "son of Paul"
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Paulson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paulson
“Paulson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paulson. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paulson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paulson.
Source: Paulson on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.