Pal (name)

Pál or Pal
Gender	masculine
Language(s)	Hungarian
Name day	January 25, June 26, 29, 30
Other gender
Feminine	Paula, Paulina
Origin
Language(s)	Latin
Meaning	"small" or "humble"
Other names
Nickname(s)	Pali, Palkó
Cognate(s)	Paulus
Anglicisation(s)	Paul

Pal or Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul. It may refer to:

Pál Almásy (1818–1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician
Pál Bedák (born 1985), Hungarian boxer
Pál Benkő (1928–2019), Hungarian-American chess player
Pál Csernai (1932–2013), Hungarian football player and manager
Pál Dárdai (footballer, born 1951) (died 2017), Hungarian football player and manager
Pál Dárdai (born 1976), Hungarian football coach and retired player
Pál Palkó Dárdai (born 1999), German-Hungarian footballer, son of the above
Pál Dunay (1909–1993), Hungarian fencer
Paul Erdős (1913–1996), Hungarian mathematician
Paul I, Prince Esterházy (Pál Eszterházy) (1635–1713), first Prince Esterházy of Galántha
Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy (Pál Antal Eszterházy) (1711–1762), Hungarian prince
Paul III Anton, Prince Esterházy (Pál Antal Eszterházy) (1786–1866), Hungarian prince
Pál Gábor (1932–1987), Hungarian film director and screenwriter
Pál Gerevich (born 1948), Hungarian fencer
Pál Jávor (actor) (1902–1959), Hungarian actor, and the country's first male movie star
Pál Joensen (born 1990), Faroese swimmer
Pál Kinizsi (1432–1494), Hungarian general in the service of the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus
Pál Kitaibel (1757–1817), Hungarian botanist and chemist
Pál Koppán (1878–1951), Hungarian track and field athlete
Pál Kovács (1912–1995), Hungarian athlete
Pál Losonczi (1919–2005), Hungarian communist politician
Pál Maléter (1917–1958), Hungarian military leader of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
Pal Molnar (born 1952), Hungarian journalist
Pál Rosty de Barkócz (1830–1874), Hungarian nobleman, photographer and explorer
Pál Sajgó (1922–2016), Hungarian cross country skier and biathlete
Pál Schmitt (born 1942), Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician, President of Hungary from 2010 to 2012
Pál Szécsi (1944–1974), Hungarian pop singer
Pál Teleki (1879–1941), Hungarian politician who served as prime minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 to 1921 and from 1939 to 1941
Pál Teleki (footballer) (1906–1985), Hungarian footballer
Pál Titkos (1908–1988), Hungarian footballer
Pál Tomori (c. 1475–1526), Catholic monk, archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary, and commander of the Hungarian army at the Battle of Mohács
Pál Turán (1910–1976), also known as Paul Turán, Hungarian mathematician
Pál Várhidi (1931–2015), Hungarian football player and manager
Pál Völner (born 1962), Hungarian jurist and politician
Pál Wágner (born 1935), Hungarian rower

Pal may refer to:

Pal Aron (born 1971), British actor
Pal Dukagjini (1411–1458), Albanian nobleman
Pal Dushmani (died 1457), Albanian clergyman
Pal Engjëlli (1416–1470), Albanian clergyman
Pal Gazulli (1405–1470), Albanian clergyman
Pal Gropa, Albanian lord
Pal Homonai (1904–2010), Albanian artist
Pal Kastrioti, Albanian ruler
Pal Mirashi (1925–2001), Albanian footballer
Pal Rakes, American singer
Pal Sam Oeun, Cambodian politician
Pal Shazar (born 1952), American musician
Pal Singh Purewal, Canadian scholar
Pal Sinn (born 1959), Hong Kong musician

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