Name: Pul and its various meanings.

As a Europian Family Name:

Pul as an European familyname has many ways of writing it . From the first time being mentioned, the spelling varies enormously. Because, as in the Middle Ages only a few could read and write, the name was passed on orally from generation to generation and only written down on special occasions. The spelling also depended on the background of the writer. Where the writer has grown up, what education the writer has received, and whether the writer had an ecclesiastical or secular background.

Pfuhle : we here use the current way of writing it as mentioned on the info sign at the ruīn. In documents from that time we find variations as under: Pul, Pula, Pule, Pfule, Puel, Phuel und Phul.
(In high-german documents: Pfuel, Pfuhl, Pfull, Phull, Pull. in low-german documents: Pfoel, Phoel, Pool, Poele, Pole, Poll) sometimes with a prefix as : de , von or van.

The meaning of Pfuhle (Pul) is probable linked with the area where the castle was located. A muddy wetland , moor in a river bend. In ancient German pfuhle means just that.

Other meanings:

 In Turkey, "Pul" means postage stamp.
 For instance "PTT Pul Müzesi" which means "PTT Postage Stamp Museum".

 Not to be confused with "pul biber" which are coarsely ground red Aleppo peppers.
 Unlike chili peppers, pul biber has a very mild taste.
 This is because the peppers are first dried in salt before they are ground.

In Dutch we know two meanings:

-Pul as from beer mug, a tankerd, a jug with or without lid, often used
     to drink beer from.
     With the ultimate use: "De Pul" in Uden, a cultural centre where drinking beer
     has undoubtedly been elevated to an art form.
-Pul as a young fluffy animal, for example a duckling.

   Pul means Money.  

   
   Roughly the area where Pul means Money.
   

     In a large area, see map above Pul means Money. In Iran, 
     Afghanistan and parts of Turkmenistan writen as " پول " , 
     in areas to the north of that in cyrillic type as " пул ".‍



   
   Five Afghan Pul in bronze from 1937.
   

     In Afghanistan it is still part of the monetary system.
     One Pul is one hundredth , say a cent , of one Afghani.

   Pul means Bridge.  

   
   Roughly the area where Pul means Bridge.
   

    In a large area, see map above Pul means Bridge.
     India , Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and even parts of Afghanistan.
     In Afghanistan the context must show whether it means bridge or money.



   
   Lal Pul, the red bidge in Lucknow, India.