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
See also
- Paula (film) , film about Paula Modersohn-Becker
- (2973) Paola , asteroid