Paula

Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL). This was the name of a 4th-century Roman saint who was a companion of Saint Jerome.

PAUL   male   English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Biblical
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church. According to Acts in the New Testament, he was a Jewish Roman citizen who converted to Christianity after the resurrected Jesus appeared to him. After this he travelled the eastern Mediterranean as a missionary. His original Hebrew name was Saul. Many of the epistles in the New Testament were authored by him.

Due to the renown of Saint Paul the name became common among early Christians. It was borne by a number of other early saints and six popes. In England it was relatively rare during the Middle Ages, but became more frequent beginning in the 17th century. A notable bearer was the American Revolutionary War figure Paul Revere (1735-1818), who warned of the advance of the British army. Famous bearers in the art world include the French impressionists Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) and Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), and the Swiss expressionist Paul Klee (1879-1940). It is borne by British musician Paul McCartney (1942-). This is also the name of the legendary American lumberjack Paul Bunyan.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Paula
CATALAN: Paula
CROATIAN: Paula
CZECH: Pavla
DANISH: Paula
DUTCH: Paula
ENGLISH: Paula
FINNISH: Paula
FRENCH: Paule
GERMAN: Paula
HUNGARIAN: Paula
ICELANDIC: Pála
ITALIAN: Paola
NORWEGIAN: Paula
POLISH: Paula
PORTUGUESE: Paula
ROMANIAN: Paula
SLOVENE: Pavla
SPANISH: Paola, Paula
SWEDISH: Paula
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Pavica
ENGLISH: Pauletta
FRENCH: Paulette
PORTUGUESE: Paulinha
MASCULINE FORMS
ALBANIAN: Pal, Pali, Pavli
ANCIENT ROMAN: Paulus
ARABIC: Boulos, Bulus
ARMENIAN: Boghos, Poghos
BIBLICAL GREEK: Paulos
BIBLICAL LATIN: Paulus
BIBLICAL: Paul
BRETON: Paol
BULGARIAN: Pavel
CATALAN: Pau, Pol
CORSICAN: Paulu
CROATIAN: Pavao, Pavle, Pavo
CZECH: Pavel
DANISH: Palle, Paul, Poul
DUTCH: Paul, Pauwel
ENGLISH: Paul, Paulie
ESPERANTO: Paĉjo, Paŭlo
ESTONIAN: Paavo
FAROESE: Páll
FINNISH: Paavali, Paavo, Pauli
FRENCH: Paul
GALICIAN: Paulo
GEORGIAN: Pavle
GERMAN: Paul
GREEK: Pavlos
HUNGARIAN: Pál
ICELANDIC: Páll
IRISH: Pól
ITALIAN: Paolo
LATVIAN: Pāvils
LITHUANIAN: Paulius
MACEDONIAN: Pavel, Pavle
MAORI: Paora
NORWEGIAN: Pål, Paul
OCCITAN: Pau
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Pavelu
POLISH: Paweł
PORTUGUESE: Paulinho, Paulo
ROMANIAN: Paul
RUSSIAN: Pasha, Pavel
SCOTTISH: Pàl, Pòl
SERBIAN: Pavle
SLOVAK: Pavol
SLOVENE: Pavel
SPANISH: Pablo
SWEDISH: Pål, Paul
UKRAINIAN: Pavlo
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Paulina, Paulinus
BULGARIAN: Polina, Polya
CZECH: Pavlina
DANISH: Pauline
DUTCH: Lien, Paulien
ENGLISH: Lina, Pauleen, Paulene, Paulina, Pauline
FINNISH: Pauliina
FRENCH: Pauline
GERMAN: Pauline
ITALIAN: Lina, Paolina, Paolino
LITHUANIAN: Paulina
MACEDONIAN: Pavlina
NORWEGIAN: Pauline
POLISH: Paulina
PORTUGUESE: Paulina, Paulino
RUSSIAN: Polina
SLOVAK: Paulína
SLOVENE: Pavlina
SPANISH: Paulina, Paulino
SWEDISH: Paulina, Pauline
UKRAINIAN: Polina