Paulina
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin Paulina, feminine form of Paulinus, derivative of Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Name of a third-century saint.
Proper nounEdit
Paulina
- A female given name from Latin.
- 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: […] 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.
Usage notesEdit
- Revived in the nineteenth century but rare today, Pauline being the preferred form.
AnagramsEdit
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Spanish Paulina, from Latin Paulina.
Proper nounEdit
Paulina
- a male given name from Latin
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paulina
- A female given name.
Usage notesEdit
Matronymics
- son of Paulina: Paulinuson
- daughter of Paulina: Paulinudóttir
DeclensionEdit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Paulina |
| Accusative | Paulinu |
| Dative | Paulinu |
| Genitive | Paulinu |
FinnishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paulina
- Essive singular form of Pauli.
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paulina
- A female given name
Related termsEdit
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paulina f (masculine Paweł)
- A female given name.
DeclensionEdit
declension of Paulina
Derived termsEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paulina f
- A female given name
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Paulina c (genitive Paulinas)
- A female given name.