Pauline

¹ American  

[paw-leen] / pɔˈlin /

noun

1. a female given name.

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Pauline ² American  

[paw-lahyn, -leen] / ˈpɔ laɪn, -lin /

adjective

1. of or relating to the apostle Paul or to his doctrines or writings.

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Pauline British  

/ ˈpɔːlaɪn /

adjective

1. relating to Saint Paul or to his doctrines

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Etymology

Origin of Pauline

From the Medieval Latin word Paulīnus, dating back to 1325–75. See Paul ( def. 1 ), -ine ¹

Example Sentences

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Pauline

The lead singer of ska and 2 Tone group The Selecter, Pauline Black, agrees.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Pauline Ellis of the Mad Hatter bed and breakfast, said some visitors had cancelled trips because travel costs had become too expensive.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Three of the 10 patients that the Los Angeles County Fire Department took to the hospital were in critical condition, and four had minor injuries, said Pauline McGee, a spokesperson for the department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The first shock was the crumbling of the defending champ Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, who showed early signs that she wasn’t her expected top form, and then withered sadly in a time-trial stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

By the time winter came, Mia would bring her newest photographs to show Pauline nearly every week, and they would talk them over, Pauline pressing her to articulate what she’d done and why.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng