Paolini
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Paolini.
Proper noun
Paolini (plural Paolinis)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Paolini is the 16644th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1721 individuals. Paolini is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paolini”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Italian
Etymology
From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Paolo (“Paul”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paolini m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the given name