Paula

See also: paula

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paula

  1. A female given name.
    • 1977 Ruth Rendell, A Judgement in Stone, Vintage Books (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.

Usage notes

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

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Paula.

Proper noun

Paula

  1. A female given name

Estonian

Etymology

From Latin Paula.

Proper noun

Paula

  1. A female given name.

Faroese

Proper noun

Paula f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Paula
Accusative Paulu
Dative Paulu
Genitive Paulu

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɑulɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Pau‧la

Proper noun

Paula

  1. A female given name.

Declension

Inflection of Paula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Paula Paulat
genitive Paulan Paulojen
partitive Paulaa Pauloja
illative Paulaan Pauloihin
singular plural
nominative Paula Paulat
accusative nom. Paula Paulat
gen. Paulan
genitive Paulan Paulojen
Paulainrare
partitive Paulaa Pauloja
inessive Paulassa Pauloissa
elative Paulasta Pauloista
illative Paulaan Pauloihin
adessive Paulalla Pauloilla
ablative Paulalta Pauloilta
allative Paulalle Pauloille
essive Paulana Pauloina
translative Paulaksi Pauloiksi
instructive — Pauloin
abessive Paulatta Pauloitta
comitative — Pauloineen

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Latin Paula.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Paula

  1. A female given name.

Latin

Proper noun

Paula f (genitive Paulae); first declension

  1. A female given name.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Paula Paulae
genitive Paulae Paulārum
dative Paulae Paulīs
accusative Paulam Paulās
ablative Paulā Paulīs
vocative Paula Paulae

Latvian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Paula f

  1. A female given name.

References

  • 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.

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Paula

  1. A female given name.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paula.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpaw.lɐ/

Proper noun

Paula f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Paula

Synonyms

  • Paulinha (diminutive)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Paula. Feminine form of Pablo.

Proper noun

Paula f

  1. A female given name

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Paula c (genitive Paulas)

  1. A female given name
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