Paulina is a female given name. It is the feminine form of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus, meaning the little in Latin.
Paula is a variant, common in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. Pauline is the French form. Paolina is the Italian form, and the variant Pavlina is found in Central Europe.
Notable people Paulina, the name of several Roman women related to Emperor Hadrian Lollia Paulina (15–49), third wife of Emperor Caligula Caecilia Paulina (died 236), wife of Emperor Maximinus Thrax, posthumously deified as diva Paulina Aurelia Paulina, daughter of the Emperor Carus Aurelia Paulina, a Roman noblewoman from Anatolia Saint Paulina (1865–1942), of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus Paulina Ángel (born 2001), Colombian boxer Paulina Aulestia (born 1967), Ecuadorian mountaineer Paulina Gałązka (born 1989), Polish actresses Paulina Hersler (born 1994), Swedish basketball player Paulina Lebl-Albala (1891-1967), Serbian feminist, translator, literary critic, literature theoretician, and professor Paulina Nikolova (born 1967), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Paulina Peled, nee Peisachov (born 1950), Israeli tennis player Paulina Porizkova (born 1965), Czech-born model and author Paulina Robot (1938–2000), Indonesian actress Paulina Rubio (born 1971), Mexican singer and actress Paulina Vega (born 1993), Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Westdahl (1810–1887), Swedish writer Paulina Chiziane (born 1955), Mozambican writer
Fictional characters Paulina Sanchez in the Nickelodeon cartoon Danny Phantom Paulina Hlinka in the Bert Diaries Paulina, a noblewoman in The Winter's Tale, by Shakespeare. Paulina, one of the Thea Sisters from Peru in Thea Stilton
See also Paulina (disambiguation) Paulino
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