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Paulina en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin Paulīna, feminine form of Paulīnus, derivative of Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Name of a third-century saint.

Meanings

1. A pupil or alumna of St Paul's Girls' School, London, England.
   • In fact, gardening was a significant part of the tradition of the Paulinas (the name given to the girls who attended St. Paul's). 2015, Robert H. Gillette, Escape to Virginia: From Nazi Germany to Thalhimer’s Farm, page 65:

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Paulina en · PROPN

Etymology

From Latin Paulīna, feminine form of Paulīnus, derivative of Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Name of a third-century saint.

Meanings

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • O grave and good Paulina, the great comfort / That I have had of thee! Scene 3
   • She smells like expensive soap and her teeth are shiny-white. She does not in any way look like her name. It's not her fault that she was born in a time when people believed in names like Wanda, Dottie and Betty. She's more of a Vanessa or Paulina. 1991, Peter Hedges, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Simon & Schuster, published 1999, →ISBN, page 60: