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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Paula f. Fem. of Paul.

The name of a 1st C Roman empress, a 3rd C Roman empress, and a 5th C saint.

England
Early Modern English
◑ 1541 Pawlyn BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1543 Pawlyn ibid. p. 3; 1545 Pawlyn ibid. p. 4
Italy
Latin
● 1522x1532 Paula (nom) DSF p. 55, 70; 1527 Paula (nom) Rome1527 p. 88
◑ 1522x1532 Paulella (nom) DSF p. 56, 3; 1527 Paulina (nom) Rome1527 p. 89
Spain
Latin
● 1491 Paula (nom) carbonell p. 65
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Paula". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Paula.