Pavol

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title: "Pavol" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["slovak-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names"] topic_path: "general/slovak-masculine-given-names" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavol" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Pavol
gender	male
region	Slovakia
origin	Slavic
related names	Paul, Pavel, Paweł, Pablo
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| name = Pavol | pronunciation= | gender = male | meaning = | region = Slovakia | origin = Slavic |variant forms = | related names = Paul, Pavel, Paweł, Pablo | footnotes = Pavol is a masculine Slovak given name, equivalent to Paul.

Notable people with the name

• Pavol Adami (1739–1795), Slovak scientist and scholar, one of the first veterinarians
• Pavol Bajza (born 1991), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Baláž (born 1984), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Barabáš (born 1959), Slovak film director
• Pavol Barmoš (born 1981), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Bellás (born 1997), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Bencz (1936–2012), Czechoslovak football player
• Pavol Betin, Slovak volleyball player
• Pavol Biroš (1953–2020), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Blažek (born 1958), Slovak race walker
• Pavol Bojanovský (born 1953), Slovak basketball player
• Pavol Boriš (born 1954), Slovak winemaker and author
• Pavol Čarnogurský (1908—1992), Slovak politician
• Pavol Červenák (born 1987), Slovak tennis player
• Pavol Cicman (born 1985), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Demeš (born 1956), Slovak politician
• Pavol Demitra (1974–2011), Slovak ice hockey player
• Pavol Dindžík (born 1971), Slovak water polo player
• Pavol Diňa (born 1963), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Dobšinský (1828–1885), Slovak writer and collector of folklore
• Pavol Ďurica (born 1983), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Farkas (born 1985), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Frešo (born 1969), Slovak politician
• Pavol Peter Gojdič (1888–1960), Rusyn Basilian monk, bishop and martyr
• Pavol Gostič (born 1966), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Grman (born 1992), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Habera (born 1962), Slovak singer, musician, and actor
• Pavol Hammel (born 1948), Slovak musician and singer
• Pavol Hamžík (born 1954), Slovak politician
• Pavol Hell is a Canadian mathematician and computer scientist
• Pavol Hnilica (1921–2006), Slovak Roman Catholic bishop and Jesuit
• Pavol Hochschorner (born 1979), Slovak slalom canoeist
• Pavol Hric (born 1976), Slovak slalom canoeist
• Pavol Hrivnák (1931–1995), Slovak politician, former prime minister of Slovakia
• Pavol Hrušovský (born 1952), Slovak politician
• Pavol Hudák (born 1959), Slovak poet and journalist and publicist
• Pavol Hurajt (born 1978), Slovak biathlete
• Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (1849–1921), Slovak poet, dramatist and translator
• Pavol Jablonicky (birn 1963), Slovak bodybuilder
• Pavol Jantausch (1870–1947), Czechoslovak Roman Catholic bishop
• Pavol Jurčo (born 1986), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Kanis (born 1948), Slovak politician
• Pavol Kopačka (born 1974), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Kopp (born 1978), Slovak sport shooter
• Pavol Kosík (born 1980), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Lančarič (born 1963), Slovak manager
• Pavol Lisy (born 1995), Slovak professional go player
• Pavol Majerník (born 1978), Slovak football player and manager
• Pavol Masaryk (born 1980), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Maľa (1910–1970), Czechoslovak athlete
• Pavol Michalík (born 1951), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Mihalik (born 1976), Slovak ice hockey player
• Pavol Minárik (1957–2018), Slovak politician.
• Pavol Molnár (born 1936), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Orolín (born 1987) Slovak footballer
• Pavol Pavlačič, Slovak Paralympic volleyball player
• Pavol Pavlis (born 1961), Slovak politician
• Pavol Pavlus (born 1974), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Paška, Slovak politician
• Pavol Penksa (born 1985), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Pilár (born 1986), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Pitoňák (born 1972), Slovak curler
• Pavol Polakovič (born 1974), Slovak boxer
• Pavol Poliaček (born 1988) , Slovak footballer
• Pavol Polievka (born 1969), Slovak cyclist
• Pavol Poráč, Slovak ice dancer
• Pavol Pronaj (born 1982), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Rankov (born 1964), Slovak writer
• Pavol Regenda (born 1999), Slovak ice hockey player
• Pavol Rusko (born 1963), Slovak politician
• Pavol Rybár (born 1971), Slovak ice hockey player
• Pavol Jozef Šafárik (1795–1861), Slovak philologist, poet, historian and ethnographer
• Pavol Šafranko (born 1994), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Šajgalík (born 1955), Slovak physicist
• Pavol Šajgalík (bishop) (born 1964), Slovak Roman Catholic bishop
• Pavol Schmidt (1930–2001), Slovak rower
• Pavol Sedlák (born 1979), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Sedlák (volleyball), (born 1976/77), Slovak Paralympic volleyball player
• Pavol Skalický (born 1995), Slovak ice hockey player
• Pavol Socháň (1862–1941), Slovakian photographer, ethnographer and writer
• Pavol Šoral (born 1903), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Staňo (born 1977), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Steiner (1908–1969), Slovak water polo player and cardiac surgeon
• Pavol Straka (born 1980), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Strapáč (1957–2021), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Šuhaj (born 1981), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Svitana (born 1948), Slovak ice hockey player
• Pavol Szikora (1952–2021), Slovak race walker
• Pavol Zelenay (1928–2024), Slovak swing musician

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