Paolini

See also: paolini

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Paolini.

Proper noun

Paolini (plural Paolinis)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Paolini is the 16644^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1721 individuals. Paolini is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paolini”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Paolo (“Paul”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.oˈli.ni/
• Rhymes: -ini
• Hyphenation: Pa‧o‧lì‧ni

Proper noun

Paolini m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Anagrams

• in palio, opalini