Paula

From Latin Paula, feminine form of Paulus (“Paul”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːlə/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑlə/
• Hyphenation: Pau‧la
• Rhymes: -ɔːlə

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Paula

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1977, Ruth Rendell, A Judgement in Stone, Vintage Books, published 2000, →ISBN, pages 106–107:

     Names are fascinating, aren't they? I love mine. I think my parents had very good taste calling us Peter and Paula and Melinda.

• Rather rare in English until early twentieth century. Before that, Paulina and Pauline were the normal English feminine forms of Paul.

• Lapua, Palau

• Poula

From Latin Paula.

Paula

1. a female given name from Latin

• Pauline
• Pouline

From Latin Paula.

Paula

1. a female given name

Paula f

1. a female given name

Matronymics

• son of Paula: Pauluson
• daughter of Paula: Pauludóttir

From Latin Paula. First recorded in the 16th century. By folk etymology sometimes associated with Finnish paula (“cord, ribbon”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑu̯lɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑulɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Pau‧la

Paula

1. a female given name

• Pauliina

• Paula is the 36^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 17,343 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,679 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• Lapua, Palau, lupaa, paalu, palau, pulaa

Borrowed from Latin Paula.

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Paula

1. a female given name

• Paulina
• Pauline

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpau̯.la/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpau̯.la/,

Paula f (genitive Paulae); first declension

1. a female given name

First-declension noun.

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1878. From Latin Paula.

Paula f

1. a female given name

• Paulis, Pauls
• Paulīna

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Paula was the only given name of 1745 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

From Latin Paula. Used since the end of the 19th century.

Paula

1. a female given name

Borrowed from Latin Paula.

• Rhymes: -awlɐ
• Hyphenation: Pau‧la

Paula f

1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paula

   Synonym: (diminutive) Paulinha

• Paulo

Borrowed from Latin Paula. Feminine form of Pablo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaula/
• Rhymes: -aula
• Syllabification: Pau‧la

Paula f

1. a female given name

From Latin Paula via German. First recorded in Sweden in 1842.

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Paula c (genitive Paulas)

1. a female given name from Latin

• Paulina

• Palau