[name_f]Every[/name_f] European country seems to have a version of the handsome name [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
There is
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Paolo[/name_m]
[name_f]Paule[/name_f]
[name_m]Pavel[/name_m]
[name_m]Pavlo[/name_m]
Paulus
[name_m]Pol[/name_m]
[name_m]Paavo[/name_m]
[name_m]Pollock[/name_m]
So is [name_m]Paul[/name_m] in one form or another going to go on your list?
rollo
I’ve always liked the name [name_m]Paul[/name_m], just never quite enough to use myself.
@freya that is a good start - maybe people have just forgotten what a great name it is, and being one syllable will tick a lot of people’s boxes.
rollo
I actually love [name_m]Paul[/name_m]. It’s my grandfather’s middle name, and I would probably use it as a middle name in his honor. [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] or [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_m]Viggo[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] has occurred to me. I just don’t like the possibility of “[name_m]Paulie[/name_m]” as a nickname up front. [name_m]Pollock[/name_m] I like, because of the artist, but I fear that some people would hear it as a slur against polish people, Polak (not sure on the spelling)? I do agree with you though, it’s a nice name that doesn’t get enough attention, in any of its forms.
There’s a lot of things I like about [name_m]Paul[/name_m]–including it’s namesakes. I like it’s warmth, it has a sound like breathing on your cold hands to warm them on a frosty night.
The thing that holds me back from really loving it is the round, soft sound combined with it’s shortness–like ball or doll or haul. I prefer [name_m]Saul[/name_m] for that reason, it just feels more distinctive.
@greyer I am very pleased to hear that you love [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
@kala I think that [name_m]Saul[/name_m] has a harder vibe like [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] and [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] and I do like it but I like [name_m]Paul[/name_m] more.
rollo
I really like [name_m]Paul[/name_m], but think it would be better as a middle with the names on my list. My Dad’s middle name is [name_m]Paul[/name_m], after his father and I would’ve been [name_m]Paul[/name_m] if I was a boy, so I like the connection. I’d consider using it.
@hardertobreathe I love that you have such a strong connection to the name I hope that you keep it on your list and use it one day.
rollo
I’ve never liked the sound of [name_m]Paul[/name_m] so, no, it’s not going on my list.
[name_m]Paolo[/name_m] is quite handsome, though.
Ha @sarahmezz I thought that one of the variations would win our hearts too. Very pleased that you like [name_m]Paolo[/name_m].
rollo
I have always loved [name_m]Paul[/name_m]! I am happy to hear I am not alone. I went to school with a handsome guy from [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] named [name_m]Paulo[/name_m] (swoon!) That probably increased my admiration for the name.
I don’t know if I could ever convince my husband to use it. He thinks it sounds like someone’s elderly uncle (sigh).
Go for [name_m]Paul[/name_m] or [name_m]Paulo[/name_m]!
Nope.
It was my granddad’s English middle name (Hebrew name was totally unrelated, just a P name) and I really cannot warm to [name_m]Paul[/name_m] at all. When I think about naming for him, I think [name_u]Pascoe[/name_u] or [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] or [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]. Or amusing him in heaven - he was a joker - with something like Peacemaker.
[name_m]Paul[/name_m] feels too [name_m]Christian[/name_m] for me, really. It seems like a trying-to-pass name to imagine putting on my own kid. I think it was, in the '30s when my granddad was born - I’m not really with that. It doesn’t go back any further in my family tree then that, either.
I do like [name_m]Saul[/name_m]. Could all just be a matter of what you’re used to.
I kinda like [name_u]Pax[/name_u] - so I can see gravitating towards a one-syllable name with more history. I can understand [name_m]Paul[/name_m]'s draw for some, it just doesn’t quite work for me. Maybe I need to focus on images of a young [name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_m]Newman[/name_m]? 
[name_m]Paul[/name_m] is a classic name but a little bland. Some of the European choices are more my cup of tea.
I find [name_m]Paavo[/name_m], [name_m]Paolo[/name_m] and [name_m]Pavlo[/name_m] very appealing (the “o” really gives the names some pizazz). I also like [name_m]Pavel[/name_m] for its exotic Slavic flair.
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]'s sweet and cuddly, but it feels very 60s to me. I was picked on mercilessly by a [name_m]Paul[/name_m] in first grade, so I would never consider it for a son.
I have a friend named [name_m]Paul[/name_m], so I doubt I would ever use it as a first name, but I do like it - and I’d probably put it in as a middle. I prefer [name_m]Paul[/name_m] to the European variants though.
I love the name [name_m]Paul[/name_m]–it was my great-grandfather’s name, so I could use it for family reasons. It’s a great, underrated one-syllable name for a boy.
I met a very young [name_m]Paul[/name_m] recently, so it does still work on a child.
I think [name_m]Paul[/name_m] is a wonderful name - it can work on anyone: man or boy, soft or strong. I know two Pauls: one is in his forties, a lawyer and in a band. He’s very cool and gives the name a bit of pizzazz somehow. The other [name_m]Paul[/name_m] I know is around 11, and he’s very shy, sweet, and an artist. It works so well for both of them!
I think [name_m]Paul[/name_m] is a great name! If people are looking for something a little more modern, I grew up with a [name_m]Paulen[/name_m] nn [name_m]Paul[/name_m]. All of his siblings were named after nature. Dandelion, [name_f]Saffron[/name_f], etc. [name_m]Paulen[/name_m] was a play on pollen.
My country uses Pól, [name_m]Poul[/name_m] and [name_m]Pauli[/name_m]. I like them… but never really thought of them - have met several of those. I’m also related to one - a Pól - he’s my cousin’s husband.
I’ve never really loved it. But I do think I could… Now I’m starting to ponder about [name_m]Poul[/name_m] or maybe [name_m]Paul[/name_m]. Maybe they deserve a place on my list. They’re actually quite handsome names…
I’m on the fence about [name_m]Paul[/name_m], honestly. I like it, but I find it a little middle-aged sounding. (Awful of me, I know.) 
I do like [name_m]Pavel[/name_m] though.