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Paulina

Paulina proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Paulina

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • O grave and good Paulina, the great comfort / That I have had of thee!Scene 3
    • She smells like expensive soap and her teeth are shiny-white. She does not in any way look like her name. It's not her fault that she was born in a time when people believed in names like Wanda, Dottie and Betty. She's more of a Vanessa or Paulina.1991, Peter Hedges, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Simon & Schuster, published 1999, →ISBN, page 60

Noun

Paulina (plural Paulinas)

  1. A pupil or alumna of St Paul's Girls' School, London, England.
    • In fact, gardening was a significant part of the tradition of the Paulinas (the name given to the girls who attended St. Paul's).2015, Robert H. Gillette, Escape to Virginia: From Nazi Germany to Thalhimer’s Farm, page 65

Forms of Paulina

pluralPaulinas

Origin of Paulina

From Latin Paulīna, feminine form of Paulīnus, derivative of Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Name of a third-century saint.

Questions about Paulina

What does Paulina mean?
Paulina means a female given name from Latin.
What part of speech is Paulina?
Paulina can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Paulina in the dictionary

  1. Paulicians
  2. Paulick
  3. Paulicks
  4. Paulie
  5. paulin
  6. Paulina
  7. Paulinas
  8. Pauline
  9. Pauline conversion
  10. Pauline conversions
  11. Pauline privilege

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