Paulina
English
Etymology
From Latin Paulina, feminine form of Paulinus, derivative of Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Name of a third-century saint.
Proper noun
Paulina
- A female given name.
- c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The VVinters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [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.
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Usage notes
- Revived in the nineteenth century but rare today, Pauline being the preferred form.
Faroese
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Paulina: Paulinuson
- daughter of Paulina: Paulinudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Paulina |
Accusative | Paulinu |
Dative | Paulinu |
Genitive | Paulinu |
Finnish
German
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pawˈlʲi.na/, /pa.uˈlʲi.na/
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Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa͜ʊ²liːna/
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