Pauline (given name)
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. 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 or (Paulina, pronounced Pavleena or Paulina, Poleena). In French, other diminutives of Paula exist, namely Paulette and Pauletta. People Pauline Adams (1874–1958), Irish-American suffragist Pauline Ado (b. 1991), French professional surfer Pauline Alderman (1893–1983), US musicologist and composer Pauline Allen (b. 1948), Australian scholar of early Christianity Pauline Allen-Dean, Bahamian former banker Pauline Amos, British performance artist Pauline Armitage, Northern Ireland former politician Pauline Ashwell, pseudonym of British author Pauline Whitby (1928-2015) Pauline Auzou (1775–1835), French painter Pauline Morrow Austin (1916–2011), US meteorologist Pauline Baards, a stage name of Italian actor Paola Barbara (1912–1989) Pauline Irene Batebe, Ugandan engineer Pauline Baynes (1922–2008), English illustrator Pauline Bebe (b. 1965), French rabbi Pauline Bell (1912-2010), winner of the second Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Pauline Benda (1877–1985), French actress better known as Simone Le