Paula

Gender Feminine

Usage German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, Croatian, Ancient Roman

Pronounced Pron. POW-la(German, Spanish, Polish, Croatian)

PAWL-ə(English)

POW-lah(Finnish)

POW-lu(Portuguese)

PAW-oo-law(Hungarian)

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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

VariantPaola(Spanish)

DiminutivesPauletta(English) Paulinha(Portuguese) Pavica(Croatian)

Masculine FormPaulus(Ancient Roman)

Other Languages & CulturesPavla(Czech) Paule, Paulette(French) Pála(Icelandic) Paola(Italian) Pàula(Sardinian)

Same SpellingPàula

User SubmissionPaùla

Popularity

People think this name is

classic formal natural wholesome refined strange simple serious nerdy

Name Days

Croatia: January 26

Estonia: June 22

Finland: June 22

Germany: January 20

Hungary: January 26

Latvia: February 10

Poland: January 26

Poland: June 3

Poland: June 18

Sweden: June 22

Categories

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Entry updated November 20, 2020