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Pauline

Girl Latin #2749 in 2023

Pauline is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Pauline

From Pauline, in turn from Paulīna; in regular use since the 19th century.

Popularity of Pauline

Popularity, 1880–2023

63 births in 2023

1880 2023

226,303 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1918

7,222 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Rival; industrious

From Late - saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.