"Paula" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɔːlə/, /ˈpɑlə/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Paula.wav [UK], En-us-Paula.oga [US]
Rhymes: -ɔːlə Etymology: From Latin Paula, feminine form of Paulus (“Paul”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Paula}} Latin Paula, {{m|la|Paulus||Paul}} Paulus (“Paul”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Paula
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Paula [feminine] (Catalan), Pavla [feminine] (Czech), Poula (Danish), Paula (Danish), Paula (Estonian), Paula (Finnish), Paule [feminine] (French), Paula [feminine] (Galician), Paula (German), Paola (Italian), Paula [feminine] (Latvian), Paula (Norwegian), پائولا (pâ'olâ) (Persian), Paulina [feminine] (Polish), Paula [feminine] (Portuguese), Па́ула (Páula) [feminine] (Russian), По́ла (Póla) [feminine] (Russian), Па́вла (Pávla) [feminine] (Russian), Paula (Spanish), Paula (Swedish), Па́вла (Pávla) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Paula-en-name-gQoJTTk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Paula meaning in English (4.3kB)

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