Paula

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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.

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VariantPaola(Spanish)

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

Masculine FormsPaul(German) Paul(English) Paavali, Pauli(Finnish) Pablo(Spanish) Paulo(Portuguese) Pau, Pol(Catalan) Paul(Romanian) Pál(Hungarian) Paweł(Polish) Paul, Pauwel(Dutch) Pål, Paul(Swedish) Pål, Paul(Norwegian) Paul, Poul(Danish) Pauls, Pāvels, Pāvils(Latvian) Pavao, Pavle(Croatian) Paulus(Ancient Roman)

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

Same SpellingPàula

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Entry updated April 16, 2019