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What does Paulina mean?
Paulina 
as a girls' name is pronounced pawl-EEN-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Paulina is "small". A feminine diminutive form of Paul in use for nearly 2000 years. The name came into use among English-speaking countries in the 19th century. Model Paulina Porizkova. Also form of Paula.
ASSOCIATED WITH small (little), 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Paolina, Pauleen, Paulene, Pauline▼, Paulyne, Pavlina, Polline
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Paulina Kamille (P.K.), ..
How popular is Paulina?
Paulina is a very popular first name for females (#1215 out of 4276, Top 28%) and a slightly less popular surname for all people (#80812 out of 150436, Top 54%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Paulina reached its highest rank of #366 in the U.S. in 2002, and is at #918 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Paulina (#918 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) listed in the Top 2000 are Paul, Paula (#793), Paulene and Pauline. These forms of Paulina were favored by parents a century ago (AVERAGE #869) and are now significantly less common, with versions such as Paula becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Paulina is pronounced similarly to Polina. Other recommended sound-alike names are Calina, Carlina, Catlina, Cauline, Dahlina, Dalina, Dallina, Darlina, Earlina, Galina, Halina, Julina, Kalina, Karlina, Laurina, Malina, Mallina, Marlina, Palila, Pallma (see Palma), Palloma, Palma, Paloma▲, Pamelina, Pamina, Pathina, Patrina, Pauli, Paulie, Paulita, Paulla, Philana, Philena, Philina, Phillina, Raelina, Raylina, Salina▼, Talina, Taurina and Valina. These names tend to be less frequently used than Paulina.
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