Paolella
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian Paolella.
Proper noun
editPaolella (plural Paolellas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Paolella is the 41501st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Paolella is most common among White (94.66%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paolella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom the personal name Paola + -ella (“diminutive suffix”).
Proper noun
editPaolella m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a matronymic
Further reading
edit- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024
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- English terms borrowed from Italian
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Italian
- Italian terms suffixed with -ella
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Italian surnames
- Italian surnames from matronymics