Pau may refer to:

Places

Pau (Aachen) Pau (also: ''Paubach'') is a small river of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russi ...

, a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany *

Pau (river) The Gave de Pau () is a river of south-western France. It takes its name from the city of Pau, through which it flows. The river is long ( including the Gaves réunis), and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees mountains. The ...

, a river of south-western France (Gave de Pau) *

Pau, Edom In Genesis 36:39, Pau (or Pai 1 Chronicles 1:50) or is the name of an Edomite Edom (; Edomite language, Edomite: ; he, Wiktionary:אדום, אֱדוֹם , lit.: "red"; Akkadian language, Akkadian: , ; Egyptian language, Ancient Egyptian ...

, a city in the Bible *

Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pau (, ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The city is located in the heart o ...

, France, a city **

Arrondissement of Pau The arrondissement of Pau (french: Distrito de Pau, eu, Paueko barrutia) is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 269 communes. Its population is 307,892 (2016), and its area ...

, a district containing the French city * Pau, Sardinia, a municipality *

Pau, Spain Pau is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statut ...

, a municipality * La Pau (Barcelona Metro), a station * Lac Pau, a lake near Caniapiscau, Quebec, Canada - see Lac Pau (Caniapiscau) Water Aerodrome

People

Pau (given name) Pau is the Catalan equivalent of the given name Paul and is also the word for "peace" in that language. Notable people with the name include: * Pau Audouard (1857–1918), renowned photographer active in Barcelona * Pablo Casals (1876-1973), known a ...

* Pau (surname) *

Maria de la Pau Janer Maria de la Pau Janer (; born 13 January 1966 in Majorca) is a writer from Spain who works in Spanish and Catalan language, Catalan. She is a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela and the Ramon Llull Novel Award. She got her Doctor of Philos ...

(born 1966), Spanish writer

Schools

Pacific Adventist University Pacific Adventist University (PAU) is a tertiary institution located 21 kilometres (30 minutes) outside Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, and operated by the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Both the faculty and the stude ...

, Papua New Guinea *

Palo Alto University Palo Alto University (PAU) is a private university in Palo Alto, California that focuses on psychology. It was founded in 1975 as the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. Palo Alto University offers two undergraduate degree programs: a Bach ...

, in Palo Alto, California, United States * ''Polska Akademia Umiejętności'',

Polish Academy of Learning The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning ( pl, Polska Akademia Umiejętności), headquartered in Kraków and founded in 1872, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of scien ...

* Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad, see

Selectividad is the popular name given to the Spanish University Admission Tests ("", E.v.A.U.), a non-compulsory exam taken by students after secondary school, necessary to get into University. Students must take six 90-minute written exams over three days ...

Punjab Agricultural University The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is a public funded agricultural university located in Ludhiana district of Punjab. It is a state agricultural university in India. It was established in 1962 and is the nation's third-oldest agricultura ...

, India

Other uses

Pau (unit) A pau was a customary unit of capacity used in Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak. A pau was 2 imperial gills (approximately 0.284 liters or 0.600 US pints). See also *List of customary units of measurement in South Asia A ''list'' is any set ...

, a unit of capacity used in Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak *

Pau Grand Prix The Pau Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de Pau) is a motor race held in Pau, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of southwestern France. The French Grand Prix was held at Pau in 1930, leading to the annual Pau Grand Prix being inaugurat ...

, an auto race *

Pau FC Pau Football Club (, Bearnese ), known simply as Pau, is a French professional association football club based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, capital of Béarn. They compete in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Pau FC were found ...

, a French association football club *

Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer A penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU) is an atherosclerotic lesion that ulcerates, leading to a hematoma forming within the walls of the aorta. Cause Diagnosis The condition is often associated with thickening of the aortic wall, and can be ...

(PAU) of the aorta * ''pāʻū'', Hawaiian feather skirt (see

Feather cloak Feather cloaks have been used by several cultures. Hawaii Elaborate feather cloaks called '' ʻahuʻula'' were created by early Hawaiians for the '' alii'' (royalty). Feathers were also used in women's skirts called ''pāū''. The ''iiwi ...

) * PAU, IATA code for

Pauk Airport Pauk Airport is an airport located in Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce ...

, Burma * pau, ISO 639 codes for the

Palauan language Palauan () is a Malayo-Polynesian language native to the Republic of Palau, where it is one of the two official languages, alongside English. It is widely used in day-to-day life in the country. Palauan is not closely related to other Malayo-Po ...

* Pau, alternative spelling for

baozi Baozi (), Pao-tsih or bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings ( meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed. They are a variation of ''mant ...

(steamed Chinese buns), sometimes used in Malaysia {{dab, geo