Pauline is a female given name. It was originally the French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little, hence the younger.

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• Fictional characters
• See also
• External links

The corresponding form for the name in Italian is Paolina (Paula corresponds to Paola). In Russian, the corresponding names are Павли́на (pronounced Pavlína) and Поли́на (pronounced poleenah). A Finnish form of the name is Pauliina; in Greece it is Παυλίνα (Pavlina), (Paulina, pronounced Pavleena or Paulina, Poleena). In French, other diminutives of Paula exist, namely Paulette and Pauletta.

People

Fictional characters

• Ms. Pauline Fleming, a character from the 1988 film Heathers , and it's musical and TV adaptations
• Pauline Fowler, a character from the British soap opera EastEnders , portrayed by Wendy Richard
• Pauline, a character in Nintendo's Donkey Kong and Mario franchises

See also

• Pauline (disambiguation) (other meanings of the word Pauline)
• The Perils of Pauline, a series of films
• Paulina
• Pavlina
• All pages with titles beginning with Pauline
• All pages with titles beginning with Princess Pauline

External links

• Lexikoneintrag über den Namen Pauline at vorname.com Archived 2009-04-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
• Entry at onomastik.com Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine (in German)

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