Paulina (given name)
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | little |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Paul, Paula, Pauline |
Paulina is a female given name. It is a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little.
Paula and Pauline are variants on this name.
Notable people
[edit]- Paulina, the name of several Roman women related to Emperor Hadrian
- Lollia Paulina (15-49), third wife of Emperor Caligula
- Caecilia Paulina (died 236), wife of Emperor Maximinus Thrax, posthumously deified as diva Paulina
- Aurelia Paulina, daughter of the Emperor Carus
- Aurelia Paulina, a Roman noblewoman from Anatolia
- Saint Paulina (1865–1942), of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
- Paulina Aulestia (born 1967), Ecuadorian mountaineer
- Paulina Peled, nee Peisachov (born 1950), Israeli tennis player
- Paulina Porizkova (born 1965), Czech-born model and author
- Paulina Robot (1938–2000), Indonesian actress
- Paulina Rubio (born 1971), Mexican singer and actress
- Paulina Vega (born 1993), Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2014
- Paulina Westdahl (1810–1887), Swedish writer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Paulina Sanchez in the Nickelodeon cartoon Danny Phantom
- Paulina Hlinka in the Bert Diaries
- Paulina, a noblewoman in The Winter's Tale, by Shakespeare.
- Paulina, one of the Thea Sisters from Peru in Thea Stilton
See also
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