# Paulina

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,831

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.

## Etymology
From Latin Paulīna, feminine form of Paulīnus, derivative of Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Name of a third-century saint.

## Easily confused with
- **Pauline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulina-vs-pauline)
- **pausing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulina-vs-pausing)
- **Paula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paula-vs-paulina)
- **Paulie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulie-vs-paulina)
- **patina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patina-vs-paulina)

## Common misspellings (9)
`apulina`, `paluina`, `pauilna`, `paulian`, `paulinna`, `paullina`, `paulnia`, `ppaulina`, `pualina`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paulina