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Meaning of name Paola

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Meaning

The name Paola has the following meaning:

A petite woman. Also derived from the male name Paul, which means "a small man".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Paola is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 312 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Paola fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 32 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 381 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Paola in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Paola is pronounced as pow-lah

Origins

Paola originates from the Italian language.
See other suggested Italian girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Paola and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Paola: Boys - Donte, Jovani, Girls - Alda, Aldona, Aria, Bambi, Bianca, Camila, Concetta, Donita, Gabriella, Gia, Gianna, Both genders - Alma, Donna

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Paola: Pala, Paulana, Pauleta, Paviana

Style

We think the name Paola should fall under the following style category: Italian.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Paola to be: Independent, outgoing and pretty woman

In one word, you might describe Paola as a(n) "independent" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Paola (or its variants) are:

Paola Pezzo, born on 8 January, a famous racer. Paola Pezzo's background: A mountain bike racer from Verona, Italy.

Caroline Paola Oliveira da Silva, born on 14 April, a famous actress. Caroline Paola Oliveira da Silva's background: A Brazilian television and film actress. She played the lead role, Sônia, in the telenovela O Profeta.

Paola Suárez , born on 23 June, a famous athlete. Paola Suárez 's background: A top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris.
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