Etymograph

English

Pauline

Pauline comes from Latin Paulīna.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPaulīna
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentPauline
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1987same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPaulīna
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentPauline
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1987same form

Earliest quotation: 1987, Betty Keller, Pauline: A Biography of Pauline Johnson: “The youngest child of George and Emily Johnson was…”

Equivalent to Paul + -ine

Hindi

English Paul

Another origin of Pauline

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPaulus
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEPaulīnus
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Paulyn
  4. EnglishtodayPauline

Today it means

name A female given name from Latin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Paulīna / Pauline