Where does “Paulina” come from?

Paulina is the feminine form of the Latin name Paulinus, derived from Paulus, meaning "small," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European péh₂uros.

Paulina (English): A pupil or alumna of St Paul's Girls' School, London, England

Definitions

  1. A pupil or alumna of St Paul's Girls' School, London, England

Ancestry of “Paulina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPaulina—
2LatinPaulinusa Roman cognomen
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Paulina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →