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PAULINO
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: pow-LEE-no (Spanish) [key]
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Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Paulinus, which was itself derived from Paulus (see PAUL). Saint Paulinus of Nola was a 5th-century nobleman from Gaul who gave up his wealthy lifestyle and became bishop of Nola. He was also noted for his poetry. Another saint by this name was a 7th-century missionary to England who became the first bishop of York. |
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