Pauline
French, feminine variation of Paul
"small"Pauline Origin and Meaning
The name Pauline is a girl's name of French origin meaning "small".
Pauline had its moment of glory almost a century ago, when movie audiences were thrilling to the silent serial The Perils of Pauline; it's a sweet and gentle name that just might be due for reconsideration. Off the list since the late 1990s, Pauline was a Top 50 name from around 1908 to 1930.
Pauline was the name of Napoleon Buonaparte's favorite sister, and in literature there is a Pauline in Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale and in Sir Walter Scott's The Fortunes of Nigel.
Vin Diesel chose this name for his daughter in a poignant tribute to his late friend and costar, Paul Walker Other feminine variations of Paul are Paula, Paulette, Paulina and Paolina.
Pauline was the name of Napoleon Buonaparte's favorite sister, and in literature there is a Pauline in Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale and in Sir Walter Scott's The Fortunes of Nigel.
Vin Diesel chose this name for his daughter in a poignant tribute to his late friend and costar, Paul Walker Other feminine variations of Paul are Paula, Paulette, Paulina and Paolina.
Pauline Popularity
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Famous People Named Pauline
- Pauline Esther "Popo" Phillips aka Abigail van BurenAmerican advice columnist of "Dear Abby"
- Pauline CushmanAmerican actress
- Pauline BetzAmerican tennis player
- Pauline FrederickAmerican actress
- Pauline HopkinsAmerican novelist and playwright
- Pauline MaroisCanadian politician; Premier of Quebec
- Pauline KaelAmerican film critic
- Pauline ParmentierFrench tennis player
- Pauline Christine Wilhelmine of AnhaltBernburg, Princess consort of Lippe
- Pauline Clementine Marie Walburga Sa¡ndor de SzlavniczaPrincess of Metternich,Winneburg zu Beilstein, Hungarian arts patron
- Pauline ViardotFrench musician
- Pauline McLynnIrish actress, comedienne and author
- Pauline Bonaparte (born Maria Paola Buonaparte)Duchess of Guastalla, younger sister of emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
- Pauline CollinsEnglish actress
- Pauline Perpetua QuirkeEnglish actress
- Pauline ReageFrench erotic novelist
- Pauline Lee HansonAustralian senator
- Pauline ScanlonIrish singer of group Lumiere
- Pauline Grace Maguy Ducreut (b. 1994)daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco
- Grace Pauline Kelley (b. 1996)daughter of singer Wynonna Judd and Arch Kelley
- Pauline Sinclair (b. 2015)daughter of actor Vin Diesel
- Adeline Pauline Zamprogna (b. 2015)daughter of actor Dominic Zamprogna
Pauline in Pop Culture
- Pauline Breedlovecharacter in Morrison's "The Bluest Eye"
- Pauline Fossila character in the novel/film "Ballet Shoes"
- Paulinecharacter from British TV series "The Paradise"
- Pauline MoleAdrian's mother in the Adrian Mole series
- Paulinecharacter in "St. Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Pauline Wancharacter in "The Sims 3" computer game
- Pauline Aspircharacter in “The Sims 2” computer game