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Paulina
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Paulína Paulīna
English
Etymology
From en la Paulīna, feminine form of la Paulīnus, derivative of la Paulus, from la paulus small. Name of a third-century saint.
Proper noun
s
en female Latin.
V:Scene 3:
O grave and good Paulina, the great comfort / That I have had of thee!
en 1991 w:Peter Hedges What's Eating Gilbert Grape 60 Simon & Schuster 1999 0671038540 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 notes
Revived in the 19th century but rare today, en Pauline being the preferred form.
Noun
A pupil or alumna of St Paul's Girls' School, London, England.
en 2015 Robert H. Gillette Escape to Virginia: From Nazi Germany to Thalhimer’s Farm 65 In fact, gardening was a significant part of the tradition of the Paulinas (the name given to the girls who attended St. Paul's).
Anagrams
en aailnpu Apulian Naipaul Paulian
en eponyms
Faroese
Etymology
From fo la Paulīna.
Proper noun
fo proper noun
fo female
Usage notes
f Paulinuson Paulinudóttir
Declension
Paulina Paulinu Paulinu Paulinu
Finnish
Proper noun
fi proper noun form
fi Pauli ess s
German
Etymology
From de la Paulīna.
Pronunciation
de De-Paulina.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female
Related terms
de Paula, de Pauline
Polish
pl:
Pronunciation
Pl-Paulina.ogg
Etymology 1
pl :lbor la:Paulīna + 1
Proper noun
f Paulin,Paweł Paulinka
pl female Latin Paulina
Declension
<f>
Etymology 2
pl 1
Proper noun
pl proper noun form m-pr
pl Paulin gen//acc s
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
es :der la:Paulīna + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es female
Swedish
Etymology
From sv la Paulīna.
Pronunciation
sv /pa͜ʊ²liːna/
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Paulina.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female