Pauline
Pauline is a female given name and an extension of the first name Paula , which in turn is the feminine form of Paul .
Meaning and variants
The name Pauline originally comes from the Latin Paulina and means "the little one" or "the younger one" (cf. Latin "paulus" = "small"). Likewise, the words Paula and Pauline also mean “lovely”.
The corresponding form for the name Pauline in the Italian language is Paolina ( Paula accordingly Italian Paola ). In Russian , the form of the name is Polina or Pavla . A Finnish form of the name is Pauliina . In the French language , besides the form Pauline - as written in German - there are also the pet forms Paulette or Pauletta .
A male form of the name is Paulino .
Name days
- March 13: Pauline von Paulinzella
- April 30th: Pauline von Mallinckrodt
Well-known namesake
- Pauline Astor (1880–1972), member of the Astor family known for their wealth
- Pauline Baynes (1922–2008), British illustrator and author.
- Pauline Bonaparte (1780–1825), favorite sister of Napoleon Bonaparte
- Paulina Chiziane (* 1955), Mozambican writer
- Pauline Clarke (1921–2013), British journalist and children's book author
- Pauline Collins (* 1940), British theater and film actress
- Pauline Davis (1917–1995), American politician
- Pauline Davis-Thompson (* 1966), Bahamian athlete
- Pauline Étienne (* 1989), Belgian actress
- Paulina Olga Guszalewicz (1897–1965), German portrait and press illustrator
- Pauline Holdstock (* 1948), Canadian writer, literary critic and essayist of British origin
- Pauline Horson (1858–1918), German soprano and chamber singer
- Pauline Kael (1919–2001), US film critic
- Pauline Knof (* 1980), German theater and film actress
- Pauline von Königsegg (1830–1912), Austrian lady-in-waiting
- Pauline Lafont (1963–1988), French film actress
- Pauline zur Lippe (1769–1820), Princess of the Lippe
- Pauline Lucca (1841–1908), Austrian opera singer (soprano)
- Pauline von Mallinckrodt (1817–1881), founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Christian Love ; Beatified in 1985
- Pauline Marois (* 1949), Canadian politician
- Pauline Martin (1861–1951) was a nun in the Order of the Discalced Carmelite Sisters, the biological sister of St. Therese von Lisieux
- Pauline McLynn (* 1962), Irish actress and writer
- Pauline von Metternich (1836–1921), Austrian salonier and philanthropist
- Pauline von Montgelas (1874–1961), active in the German Catholic Women's Association, campaigned for good working conditions for young women
- Pauline Nyiramasuhuko (* 1946), Rwandan war criminal
- Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016), American composer and accordionist
- Pauline Phillips (1918–2013), American columnist and radio host
- Paulina Porizkova (* 1965), American model and actress
- Pauline von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1852–1904), Duchess of Saxony and hereditary Grand Duchess of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach by marriage
- Pauline von Sagan (1782–1845), Princess of Courland, Duchess of Sagan and, by marriage, Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
- Pauline Schanz (1828–1913), German writer
- Pauline Strauss-de Ahna (1863–1950), German soprano, wife of the composer Richard Strauss
- Pauline Vasseur (* 1988), French singer
- Pauline Ulrich (1835–1916), German court actress at the Dresden court theater
- Pauline Viardot-García (1821–1910), French singer (mezzo-soprano) and pianist
- Pauline zu Waldeck and Pyrmont (1855–1925), princess and, by marriage, princess zu Bentheim and Steinfurt from 1890 to 1918
- Pauline Wiesel (1778–1848), friend of Rahel Varnhagen
- Pauline von Württemberg (1800–1873) , Queen of Württemberg from 1820 to 1864
- Pauline von Württemberg (1810-1856) , Princess of Württemberg and by marriage Duchess of Nassau
stage name
- Pauline , pseudonym of Margot Ehrich (* 1936), German writer
Others
- The E 69 02 electric locomotive operated by the former Lokalbahn Aktien-Gesellschaft (LAG) is nicknamed Pauline .
- In the video game Donkey Kong (Nintendo) the female character who has to be rescued by Mario has the name Pauline .
- A German TV thriller is entitled Tatort: Pauline .
- A play (Berliner Volksstück) by Georg Hirschfeld from 1898 is entitled Pauline
Web links
Wiktionary: Pauline - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
