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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 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Paula.