Paula
See also: paula
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Paula, feminine form of Paulus (“Paul”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔːlə/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈpɑlə/
- Hyphenation: Pau‧la
- Rhymes: -ɔːlə
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Proper noun edit
Paula
- A female given name from Latin.
- 1977, Ruth Rendell, A Judgement in Stone, Vintage Books, published 2000, →ISBN, pages 106–107:
- Names are fascinating, aren't they? I love mine. I think my parents had very good taste calling us Peter and Paula and Melinda.
Usage notes edit
- Rather rare in English until early twentieth century. Before that, Paulina and Pauline were the normal English feminine forms of Paul.
Translations edit
female given name
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Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Paula
- a female given name from Latin
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Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Paula
- a female given name
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Paula f
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Paula: Pauluson
- daughter of Paula: Pauludóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Paula |
Accusative | Paulu |
Dative | Paulu |
Genitive | Paulu |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Paula. First recorded in the 16th century. By folk etymology sometimes associated with Finnish paula (“cord, ribbon”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Paula
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Paula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Paula | Paulat | ||
genitive | Paulan | Paulojen | ||
partitive | Paulaa | Pauloja | ||
illative | Paulaan | Pauloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Paula | Paulat | ||
accusative | nom. | Paula | Paulat | |
gen. | Paulan | |||
genitive | Paulan | Paulojen Paulainrare | ||
partitive | Paulaa | Pauloja | ||
inessive | Paulassa | Pauloissa | ||
elative | Paulasta | Pauloista | ||
illative | Paulaan | Pauloihin | ||
adessive | Paulalla | Pauloilla | ||
ablative | Paulalta | Pauloilta | ||
allative | Paulalle | Pauloille | ||
essive | Paulana | Pauloina | ||
translative | Paulaksi | Pauloiksi | ||
abessive | Paulatta | Pauloitta | ||
instructive | — | Pauloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics edit
- Paula is the 36th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 17,343 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,679 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Paula
- a female given name
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Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpau̯.la/, [ˈpäu̯ɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpau̯.la/, [ˈpäːu̯lä]
Proper noun edit
Paula f (genitive Paulae); first declension
- a female given name
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Paula | Paulae |
Genitive | Paulae | Paulārum |
Dative | Paulae | Paulīs |
Accusative | Paulam | Paulās |
Ablative | Paulā | Paulīs |
Vocative | Paula | Paulae |
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1878. From Latin Paula.
Proper noun edit
Paula f
- a female given name
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Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Paula. Used since the end of the 19th century.
Proper noun edit
Paula
- a female given name
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -awlɐ
- Hyphenation: Pau‧la
Proper noun edit
Paula f
- a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paula
- Synonym: (diminutive) Paulinha
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Paula. Feminine form of Pablo.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Paula f
- a female given name
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Paula via German. First recorded in Sweden in 1842.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Paula c (genitive Paulas)
- a female given name from Latin