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PAULA
GENDER: Feminine
PRONOUNCED: POW-lah (German, Spanish, Polish, Croatian), PAWL-ə (English), POW-lə (Portuguese)   [key]
Meaning & History
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL). This was the name of a 4th-century Roman saint who was a companion of Saint Jerome.
Related Names
VARIANT: Paola (Spanish)
DIMINUTIVES: Pauletta (English), Pavica (Croatian)
MASCULINE FORMS: Paul (German), Paavali, Pauli (Finnish), Pablo (Spanish), Paulo (Portuguese), Paul (Romanian), Pál (Hungarian), Paweł (Polish), Paul, Pauwel (Dutch), Paul (Scandinavian), Paulus (Ancient Roman)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Pavla (Czech), Paule, Paulette (French), Pála (Icelandic), Paola (Italian), Pavla (Slovene)
Popularity
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Austria  ranked #53 
Catalonia  ranked #3 
Chile  ranked #38 
Croatia  ranked #31 
Spain  ranked #2 



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