Meaning & Story
A Slavic masculine given name, the Russian, Czech, and Slovak form of Paul, from the Latin Paulus meaning 'small' or 'humble.'
Pavel has the compact strength of Eastern European naming — it's short, authoritative, and carries the quiet confidence of a name that has been used for centuries across Russia, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. For a female dog (this name appears to lean that direction in the dataset), it's an unexpectedly cool choice — a traditionally masculine name worn by a female pet with the kind of no-nonsense energy that transcends gender categories. Pavel is a pet who gets things done.