Meanings
- A female given name from Latin.
Names are fascinating, aren't they? I love mine. I think my parents had very good taste calling us Peter and Paula and Melinda.
1977, Ruth Rendell, A Judgement in Stone, Vintage Books, published 2000, →ISBN, pages 106–1071 more example
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said Wednesday she will extend her temporary restraining blocking his removal until Abrego Garcia's latest deportation challenge in court is resolved.
2025 August 27, Laura Romero and Ely Brown, “Judge blocks administration from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia until at least October”, in ABC News
Origin
- LatinPaula
- EnglishPaula
Borrowed from Latin Paula, feminine form of Paulus (“Paul”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Paula
- Paulafemale given name
Czech Pavla
- Pavlafemale given name
Danish Poula, Paula
- Poulafemale given name
- Paulafemale given name
Estonian Paula
- Paulafemale given name
Finnish Paula
- Paulafemale given name
French Paule
- Paulefemale given name
German Paula
- Paulafemale given name
Italian Paola
- Paolafemale given name
Latvian Paula
- Paulafemale given name
Norwegian Paula
- Paulafemale given name
Persian پائولا
- پائولا (pâ'olâ)female given name
Polish Paulina
- Paulinafemale given name
Portuguese Paula
- Paulafemale given name
Russian Па́ула, По́ла
- Па́ула (Páula)female given name
- По́ла (Póla)female given name
- Па́вла (Pávla)female given name
Spanish Paula
- Paulafemale given name
Swedish Paula
- Paulafemale given name
Ukrainian Па́вла
- Па́вла (Pávla)female given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Paula
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
Paula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paula
“Paula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paula. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paula,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paula.
Source: Paula on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.