Paulina

See also: Paulína and Paulīna

English

Etymology

From Latin Paulīna, feminine form of Paulīnus, derivative of Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Name of a third-century saint.

Proper noun

Paulina

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     :Scene 3:

     O grave and good Paulina, the great comfort / That I have had of thee!

   • 1991 Peter Hedges, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Simon & Schuster (1999), →ISBN, page 60:

     She smells like expensive soap and her teeth are shiny-white. She does not in any way look like her name. It's not her fault that she was born in a time when people believed in names like Wanda, Dottie and Betty. She's more of a Vanessa or Paulina.

Usage notes

• Revived in the 19th century but rare today, Pauline being the preferred form.

Noun

Paulina (plural Paulinas)

1. A pupil or alumna of St Paul's Girls' School, London, England.
   • 2015, Robert H. Gillette, Escape to Virginia: From Nazi Germany to Thalhimer’s Farm (page 65)

     In fact, gardening was a significant part of the tradition of the Paulinas (the name given to the girls who attended St. Paul's).

Anagrams

• Apulian, Naipaul, Paulian

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Paulina, from Latin Paulīna.

Proper noun

Paulina

1. a male given name from Latin

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Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Paulīna.

Proper noun

Paulina

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Paulina: Paulinuson
• daughter of Paulina: Paulinudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Paulina
Accusative	Paulinu
Dative	Paulinu
Genitive	Paulinu

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Finnish

Proper noun

Paulina

1. (deprecated template usage) essive singular of Pauli

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German

Etymology

From Latin Paulīna.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Paulina

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Paula, Pauline

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paulīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pawˈli.na/

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: Pau‧li‧na

Proper noun

Paulina f (male equivalent Paweł, diminutive Paulinka)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Paulina

	singular	plural
nominative	Paulina	Pauliny
genitive	Pauliny	Paulin
dative	Paulinie	Paulinom
accusative	Paulinę	Pauliny
instrumental	Pauliną	Paulinami
locative	Paulinie	Paulinach
vocative	Paulino	Pauliny

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Paulīna.

Proper noun

Paulina f

1. a female given name

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Paulīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa͜ʊ²liːna/

Proper noun

Paulina c (genitive Paulinas)

1. a female given name