Where does “Paolini” come from?

Paolini (English) comes from Italian Paolini, from Italian Paolo, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

Ancestry of “Paolini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPaolini
2ItalianPaoloPaul
3Latinpauluslittle, small
4Latinpaullus
Every word from Latin paullus
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