 Meaning of name Paula
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Meaning  The name Paula 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, Paula is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 649 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Paula fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 105 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 786 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Paula in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Paula is pronounced as paw-luh Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Paula and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Paula: Boys - Bedford, Brain, Clayton, Dane, Denton, Denzel, Doctor, Drake, Dudley, Dunstan, Elton, Fletcher, Glover, Grayson, Jayce, Lamar, Landon, Lawson, Lincoln, Miller, Norton, Girls - Aleta, Amelia, Corda, Dayna, Fronie, India, Julissa, Katie, Kaya, Lu, Mckenna, Mettie, Tatum, Tawana, Both genders - Bailey, Devon, Hollis, Leigh, SonnyVariants Popular Variants for the name Paula: Paola (Italian), Paoletta (Portuguese), Paolina (Italian), Pasha (Russian), Paulette, Pauliina (Finnish), Pauline (French), Pavlina (Russian), Pawla (Polish), Pawlina (Polish), Pola (Swedish), Polina (Russian) Style We think the name Paula should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Paula to be: Strong willed and cute ladyIn one word, you might describe Paula as a(n) " strong-willed" person. See other "strong-willed" names for girls. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Paula (or its variants) are: Paula Dacia DeAnda , born on 3 November, a famous singer. Paula Dacia DeAnda 's background: An American pop singer-songwriter and actress. She currently resides in Corpus Christi, Texas. Paula Abdul, born on 19 June, a famous singer. Paula Abdul's background: An American, multi-platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, actress, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. Paula Zahn , born on 24 February, a famous newscaster. Paula Zahn 's background: An American newscaster, most recently the host of Paula Zahn Now on CNN. 
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