Paula (given name)

Paula is a common female given name (from Latin Paula, little/small). It is used in German, English, Estonian, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian and Greek languages. In Greek it is Polina.^[1] Notable people with this name include:

• Saint Paula (347–404), saint and follower of St Jerome
• Paula Abdul (born 1962), American pop singer and television personality
• Paula Acker (1913–1989), German correspondent, journalist, communist activist
• Paula Angel (c. 1842–1861), Mexican-American woman executed for the murder of her lover
• Paula Badosa (born 1997), Spanish tennis player
• Paula Barker (born 1972), British Labour politician
• Paula Berry (born 1969), American javelin thrower
• Paula Brébion (1861–1952), French singer and actress.
• Paula Byrne (born 1967), English author
• Paula Cable-Dunlap, American chemist
• Paula Cardoso (born 1979), Portuguese journalist and activist
• Paula Cole (born 1968), American singer-songwriter
• Paula Creamer (born 1986), American golfer
• Paula Nicho Cumez (born 1955), Mayan-Guatemalan artist
• Paula Davis (born 1973), American state legislator
• Paula DeAnda (born 1989), American R&B singer
• Paula Deen (born 1947), American cook, restaurateur, writer, and TV personality
• Paula E. Downing (1951–2017), American writer
• Paula Dei Mansi (d. 1288), Italian scribe
• Paula Echevarría (born 1977), Spanish model and actress
• Paula Eliasoph (1895–1983), American painter, printmaker, poet, illustrator
• Paula Fernandes (born 1984), Brazilian singer
• Paula Forteza (born 1986), French politician
• Paula Francese, American politician
• Paula Fudge (born 1952), English long-distance runner
• Paula Gorham, Irish footballer
• Paula Green (born 1955), New Zealand poet and children's author
• Paula Gunn Allen (1939–2008), Native American author and activist
• Paula Hawkins (1927–2009), American politician
• Paula Hertwig (1889–1983), German biologist, politician
• Paula Hitler (1896–1960), Adolf Hitler's sister
• Paula Iversen (born 1970), Zimbabwean tennis player
• Paula Jensen (born 1980), Faroese footballer
• Paula Kelley (born 1970), American indie singer-songwriter
• Paula Kelly (1943–2020), American actress and dancer
• Paula Kelly (1919–1992), American big band singer
• Paula Kooper, Namibian politician
• Paula Lane (born 1986), English actress
• Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907), German painter and draftswoman
• Paula Müller-Otfried (1865–1946), German social reformer and politician
• Paula Murray (born 1958), Canadian ceramic artist
• Paula Nenette Pepin (1908–1990), French composer, pianist and lyricist
• Paula Nickolds (born 1973), British businesswoman
• Paula Orive (born 1982), Spanish rhythmic gymnast
• Paula Patton (born 1975), American actress
• Paula Posavec (born 1996), Croatian handball player
• Paula Poundstone (born 1959), American comedian
• Paula Prioteasa (born 1936), Romanian politician
• Paula Radcliffe (born 1973), English long distance runner and Olympian
• Paula Rego (1935–2022), Portuguese-British painter and visual artist
• Paula Bataona Renyaan (1942–2007), Indonesian police general and politician
• Paula Risikko (born 1960), Finnish politician and former Minister (2011–2015)
• Paula Roberson, American biostatistician
• Paula Ruess (born 1999), German footballer
• Paula Scher (born 1948), American artist
• Paula Seling (born 1978), Romanian singer
• Paula Shay (1893–1972), American actress
• Paula Strautmane (born 1997), Latvian basketball player
• Paula Jean Swearengin (born 1974), American politician
• Paula Taylor (born 1983), Thai actress and model
• Paula Thebert (born 1968), known as Lacey Wildd, American model
• Paula Tilbrook (1930–2019), English actress
• Paula Titan (born 1990), Brazilian politician
• Paula Todoran (born 1985), Romanian long-distance runner
• Paula Tooths (born 1978), British-Brazilian journalist and executive producer
• Paula Tsui (born 1956), Hong Kong singer
• Paula Mary Turnbull (1921–2018), American welding nun
• Paula Weishoff (born 1962), American volleyball player
• Paula White (born 1966), American pastor and televangelist
• Paula Wilcox (born 1949), English actress
• Paula Vicente (1519–1576), Portuguese artist, musician and writer
• Paula Yates (1959–2000), English television presenter
• Paula Yoo, American journalist, author and screenwriter
• Paula Zahn (born 1956), American journalist and newscaster
• Paula Stewardson (born 1969), English

Pronunciation/ˈpɔːlə/

GenderFemale

Word/nameLatin

MeaningPetite

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Paula

Pronunciation	/ˈpɔːlə/
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	Petite
Other names
Related names	Paulina, Pavla, Pola, Polina

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