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Where does “Paulette” come from?

Paulette comes from French Paul, a name derived from Latin Paulus meaning "small" or "humble."

Ancestry of “Paulette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPaulette—
2French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
3Latin-itta—
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →