Paulsen - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Paulsen \pa(ul)-sen\ is a variant of Paul (Latin), and the meaning of Paulsen is "small".

The baby name Paulsen sounds like Paulson and Blasien. Other similar baby names are Paulin, Coulson, Nelsen, Parson, Paulus, Paulos and Paulino.

Paulsen is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#2883 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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