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Pauline is a female given name. It was originally the French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little, hence the younger.. The corresponding form for the name in Italian is Paolina (Paula corresponds to Paola).
Paulina, the name of several Roman women related to Emperor Hadrian; Lollia Paulina (15–49), third wife of Emperor Caligula; Caecilia Paulina (died 236), wife of Emperor Maximinus Thrax, posthumously deified as diva Paulina; Aurelia Paulina, daughter of the Emperor Carus; Aurelia Paulina, a Roman noblewoman from Anatolia
Polina could also be seen as a variant spelling of the name Paulina, a feminine form of the name Paul or Paulus, or Pauline which is a French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little, hence the younger. The corresponding form for the name in Italian is Paolina (Paula corresponds to Paola).
Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh, elaborate, sophisticated, or pretentious. However, there are exceptions: weep , groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry , brush and rock (from French).
Actor Vin Diesel exclusively revealed on the "Today" show Monday morning that he was thinking of his late friend Paul Walker when picking a name for his new baby girl. "I named her Pauline ...
Paulette (po-LET) is the French feminine given name diminutive of the French/English/German given name Pauline, a derivative of the Latin Paulina, from the Roman family name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble". The masculine given name Paul comes from the same cognate. [1] It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name "Paulette" include:
The origin of the meaning (for French speakers) is that at a table d'hôte (literally "table of the house" or "table of the host"), unlike at a full-service purpose-built hotel, all patrons eat together at the host's table, whatever the family have prepared for themselves (typically traditional regional dishes).
Paula Brébion (1861–1952), French singer and actress. Paula Byrne (born 1967), English author; Paula Cable-Dunlap, American chemist; Paula Cardoso (born 1979), Portuguese journalist and activist; Paula Cole (born 1968), American singer-songwriter; Paula Creamer (born 1986), American golfer; Paula Nicho Cumez (born 1955), Mayan-Guatemalan artist