PAOLA  (POW-lah)

Gender: F
Origin: Italian and Spanish variation of PAULA

Popularity in 2008: #350

Latinate version of Paula, much more appealing than the English standard.

Nicknames & Variations:
Pala, Paulana, Paviana, Pauleta

Paola is being discussed in our message boards:

• NEW kind of elimination: Adding Points!
• Please Help Name My 13 Month Old Daughter!
• Drop 2 Add 1
• Names from Brazil
• italian girls name needed

Read Nameberry blog posts about Paola:

• ROMANCING THE NAME: MELISSA TO MELISANDE