Paula

Paula is a female given name and a family name.

Origin and meaning

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

variants

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

name day

January 26th : anniversary of the death of St. Paula of Rome (347–404), who translated the Bible with Jerome .

Name bearer

First name

Paula

Paula Abdul (* 1962), American choreographer and pop singer
Paula Buber (1877–1958), German writer
Paula Cole (* 1968), American singer
Paula Dworak (1913–1995), Austrian film editor
Paula Fernandes (* 1984), Brazilian singer
Paula Fox (1923-2017), American writer
Paula Hitler (1896–1960), sister of Adolf Hitler
Paula Jones (* 1966), US press officer and advisor to President Bill Clinton
Paula Kalenberg (* 1986), German actress
Paula Köhlmeier (1982–2003), Austrian writer
Paula Lambert (* 1974), German journalist and columnist
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907), German expressionist painter
Paula Moltzan (* 1994), American ski racer
Paula Müller-Otfried (1865–1946), women's rights activist and member of the Reichstag
Paula Newby-Fraser (* 1962), triathlete from Zimbabwe
Paula Paul (* 1971), actress
Paula Patton (* 1975), American film actress
Paula Preradović (1887–1951), Austrian poet and writer
Paula Radcliffe (* 1973), British long-distance runner
Paula Rego (* 1935), Portuguese painter and graphic artist
Paula Riemann (* 1993), German actress
Paula Rueß (1902–1980), German resistance fighter and women's rights activist
Paula von Weitershausen (1539–1609), last abbess of the Frauenalb women's monastery
Paula Wessely (1907–2000), Austrian actress

Paola

Paola Antonelli (* 1963), Italian architect and museum curator
Paola Barbara (1912–1989), Italian actress
Paola Borboni (January 1, 1900 - 1995), Italian actress
Paola Brandenburg (* 1984), German theater and film actress
Paola Cacchi (born Paola Pigni; * 1945), former Italian athlete
Paola Cardullo (1982), Italian volleyball player
Paola Cavalieri (* 1950), Italian philosopher
Paola Concia (* 1963), Italian politician
Paola Cortellesi (* 1973), Italian actress and presenter
Paola Espinosa (* 1986), Mexican water diver
Paola Felix (* 1950), Swiss pop singer and presenter
Paola Gonzaga (* probably September 23, 1464; † 1496), princess of the Gonzaga family
Paola Loew (1934–1999), Austrian actress and radio play speaker
Paola Pezzo (* 1969), Italian mountain bike rider
Paola Pivi (* 1971), Italian artist
Paola Ruffo di Calabria (* 1937), Queen of Belgium (as Paola of Belgium )

Paola Suárez (* 1976), Argentine tennis player

Paola Tedesco (born 1952), Italian actress

Paola Turci (* 1964), Italian Cantautrice

Paola von Wyss-Giacosa (* 1970), Swiss ethnologist

Pavla

Pavla Klicnarová (* 1988), Czech ski racer

Pavla Rybová (* 1978), Czech pole vaulter
Pavla Schorná (* 1980), Czech biathlete
Pavla Vykopalová (* 1972), Czech opera singer (soprano / mezzo-soprano)
Pavla Zahálková (* 1989), Czech cross-country summer biathlete

family name

Antônio Francisco de Paula Souza (1843–1917), Brazilian engineer and politician
Danna Paola (* 1995), Mexican singer and actress
David de Paula (* 1984), Spanish soccer player
Elisabeth Raith-Paula (* 1955), German physician and book author
Emanuela de Paula (* 1989), Brazilian photo model
Ernesto de Paula (1899–1994), Bishop of Piracicaba
Fabiano de Paula (* 1988), Brazilian tennis player
Francisco de Paula Vallet y Arnau (1883–1947), Spanish Jesuit and founder of the order
Georg Paula (1955–2014), German art historian, monument conservator and scientific author
Giampaolo Di Paola (* 1944), Italian admiral
Giuliano Victor de Paula ( Giuliano ; * 1990), Brazilian soccer player
Heinz Paula (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
Irio De Paula (1939-2017), Brazilian jazz guitarist and composer (family name is De Paula )
Julio de Paula , Brazilian chemist
Manfred Paula (* 1964), German football official and trainer
Marcos Ariel de Paula ( Marcos ; * 1983), Brazilian soccer player
Netinho de Paula (* 1970), Brazilian singer, TV presenter, actor and communist
Washington Luiz de Paula (1953-2010), Brazilian soccer player

Others

Iulia Paula , first wife of the Roman emperor Elagabal