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Where does “Paula” come from?

Paula (Swedish) comes from German Paula, from Latin paula, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

Ancestry of “Paula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPaula—
2Latinpaulanominative feminine singular of paulus;...
3Latinpauluslittle, small
4Latinpaullus—
Every word from Latin paullus →