Paula (given name)

Paula is a female first name and a family name.

Origin and Meaning

Paula comes from Latin and is the feminine form of Paul. Paula means "the Low, the little one." Paula also has a Greek origin, the meaning is then "the beautiful".

Variants

  • Paulina, Pauline
  • Paulette (French)
  • Paola ( Italian)
  • Paulita ( Spanish)
  • Pavla ( Czech)
  • Paulinchen

Name-day

  • JANUARY 26: death anniversary of St. Paula of Rome ( 347-404 ), who translated the Bible with Jerome.

Famous names winners

First name

  • Paula Abdul (born 1962 ), American choreographer and pop singer
  • Paula Buber (1877-1958), German writer
  • Paula Cole ( born 1968 ), American singer
  • Paola Felix (* 1950 ), a Swiss pop singer and presenter
  • Paula Fox ( b. 1923 ), American writer
  • Paula Hitler (1896-1960), sister of Adolf Hitler
  • Paula Köhlmeier (1982-2003), Austrian writer
  • Paula Modersohn -Becker (1876-1907), German painter of Expressionism
  • Paula Mueller- Otfried (1865-1946), women's rights activist and member of the Reichstag
  • Paula Newby - Fraser (born 1962 ), triathlete from Zimbabwe
  • Paula Preradović (1887-1951), Austrian poet and writer
  • Paula Radcliffe (born 1973 ), British long-distance runner
  • Paula Rueß (1902-1980), German resistance fighter and women's rights activist
  • Paola Ruffo di Calabria ( b. 1937 ), Belgian Queen (as Paola of Belgium)
  • Paula Wessely (1907-2000), Austrian actress

Family name

  • Antônio Francisco de Paula Souza (1843-1917), Brazilian engineer and politician
  • David de Paula Gallardo ( born 1985 ), Spanish footballer
  • Elisabeth Raith - Paula (* 1955), German physician and author
  • Emanuela de Paula (* 1989), Brazilian fashion model
  • Fabiano De Paula (* 1988), Brazilian tennis player
  • Franz de Paula Tomicich ( 1729 -? ), Austrian theologian and director of the University Library of Graz
  • Francis of Paula Gruithuisen (1774-1852), German physician and astronomer
  • Francis of Paula Mayr (1778-1845), German painter
  • Francis of Paula cabinet (1747-1835), German botanist, entomologist and member of the Jesuit
  • Giuliano Victor de Paula ( Giuliano, * 1990), Brazilian footballer
  • Heinz Paula (* 1951), German politician ( SPD)
  • Marcos Ariel de Paula ( Marcos; b. 1983 ), Brazilian footballer
  • Netinho de Paula ( b. 1970 ), Brazilian singer, TV presenter, actor and communist

Others

Paula may refer to:

  • Julia Paula, first wife of the Roman Emperor Elagabalus
  • Female first name
  • Family name
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