At a Glance: Name: Pavo – Meaning: small, humble – Origin: Croatian (South Slavic, form of Paul/Paulus) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: PAH-voh
Pavo is a Croatian (South Slavic, form of Paul/Paulus) boy's name meaning “small, humble”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Pavo
Meaning: Small, humble.
Origin: Croatian (South Slavic, form of Paul/Paulus).
A common claim: "Peacock" (Latin) Actually: This confuses the given name with the unrelated Latin word for the constellation Pavo. As an actual given name, Pavo is Croatian, from Paul/Paulus ('small'), not 'peacock'.
Source: Wikipedia, Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Pavo
Phonetic: PAH-voh IPA: /ˈpâːʋo/
Popularity of Pavo
Pavo doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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