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Paula

American  
[paw-luh] / ˈpɔ lə /

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Paul.


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"We will not comment on any elections in the EU or abroad. Let's wait for those and we'll see where it goes," said European Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

"It was my brother, and I just felt the world needs know... what has happened to him," said Paula.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Magyar seamlessly switches from channeling her inner Paula Abdul while leading line dances, to embodying Howie Mandel or Steve Harvey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

At some point between music and television, however, he and his then-wife Paula Smith became disillusioned with the church and decided to leave it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Paula was standing in front of it, talking to him soothingly through the closed door.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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