Pauline

English

Etymology 1

From French Pauline, in turn from Latin Paulina; in regular use since the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pô'lēn', IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːˌliːn/

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Proper noun

Pauline

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1987, Betty Keller, Pauline: A Biography of Pauline Johnson, Formac Publ. Co., published 1989, →ISBN, page 19:

     The youngest child of George and Emily Johnson was named Emily after her mother, and Pauline in honor of the only sibling of Emperor Napoleon of France, whose life was the object of George Johnson's consuming interest.

Related terms

• Paula
• Paulina
• Paul (male equivalent)

Translations

female given name

• Albanian: Palina f, Paulina f, Pavlina f
• Czech: Pavlína (cs) f
• Danish: Pauline c
• Finnish: Pauliina (fi)
• French: Pauline (fr)
• German: Pauline (de) f
• Greek: Παυλίνα (el) f (Pavlína), Πωλίνα (el) f (Polína)
• Greenlandic: Paaliit
• Macedonian: Павли́на f (Pavlína)
• Polish: Paulina (pl) f
• Portuguese: Paulina (pt) f, Pauline f
• Russian: Поли́на (ru) f (Polína)
• Spanish: Paulina (es)

Etymology 2

From Paul +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pô'līn', IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːˌlaɪn/

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Adjective

Pauline (not comparable)

2. (Christianity) Of or relating to the Apostle Paul, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.

Derived terms

• Pauline conversion
• Pauline Fathers (religious order)

Related terms

• Paulist

Translations

of or relating to the Apostle Paul and his doctrines

• Catalan: paulí
• German: paulinisch (de)
• Italian: paolino (it)
• Portuguese: paulino (pt)

Danish

Proper noun

Pauline

1. a female given name derived from Paulina

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.lin/

Proper noun

Pauline f

1. a female given name derived from Latin Paulina

Anagrams

• paulien

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Pauline

1. a female given name, variant of Paulina