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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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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
Dutch
◑ 1585 Pauwelijnken AuFr p. 85
Early Modern English
◑ 1541 Pawlyn BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1543 Pawlyn ibid. p. 3; 1545 Pawlyn ibid. p. 4; 1563 Pawlyn ibid. p. 12
Walloon
◑ 1590/1 Polette RWC p. 16
France
Middle French
◑ 1563 Pauline RegPCC-1 p. 26; 1564 Pauline ibid. p. 46
Italy
Latin
● 1368 Paula (nom) Livi 190; 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
Italian
● 1513x1521 Paula LeoX p. 28
◑ 1513x1521 Paulina LeoX p. 16
Spain
Latin
● 1491 Paula (nom) carbonell-I p. 65
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Paula". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Paula.