English

Proper noun

Paula

1. A female given name.
   • 1977 Ruth Rendell, A Judgement in Stone, Vintage Books (2000), ISBN 0375704965, 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

• Palau

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Paula.

Proper noun

Paula

1. A female given name of Latin origin. Variants: Poula, Pauline, Pouline.

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

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

Related terms

• Pauliina

Anagrams

• lupaa, paalu, Palau, pulaa

German

Etymology

From Latin Paula.

Proper noun

Paula

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Paulina, Pauline

Latin

Proper noun

Paula f ‎(genitive Paulae); first declension

1. A female given name.

Inflection

First declension.

Latvian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Paula f

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Paulis, Pauls
• Paulīna

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• 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

Borrowing 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)

Related terms

• Paulo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Paula. Feminine form of Pablo.

Proper noun

Paula f

1. A female given name. Variant: Paulina.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Paula

1. A female given name of Latin origin. Variant: Paulina.

Finnish

Noun

paula

1. cord, lace, string
2. (hunting) snare, trap
3. (figuratively) snare, trap

Declension

Derived terms

• ottaa pauloihinsa (to carry away)
• pauloittaa

Anagrams

• lupaa, paalu, Palau, pulaa

Latin

Adjective

paula

1. nominative feminine singular of paulus
2. nominative neuter plural of paulus
3. accusative neuter plural of paulus
4. vocative feminine singular of paulus
5. nominative neuter plural of paulus

paulā

1. ablative feminine singular of paulus

References

• PAULA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)