Where does “Paula” come from?

Paula is an English given name derived from Latin Paula, the feminine form of Paulus, from Latin paulus meaning small, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European péh₂uros.

Ancestry of “Paula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaulanominative feminine singular of paulus;...
2Latinpauluslittle, small
3Latinpaullus
Every word from Latin paullus