Paolini
See also: paolini
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Paolini.
Proper noun edit
Paolini (plural Paolinis)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Paolini is the 16644th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1721 individuals. Paolini is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paolini”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Paolo (“Paul”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Paolini m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the given name