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Pauline

/PAW-leen/Hausa & Kikuyu & Lingala · a girl’s name

Female form of Paul, a Christian name meaning “humble” or “small”; used by Hausa Christians

In Hausa

How to say it
PAW-leen
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Pauline

Nicknames & short forms

Polly

In Kikuyu

How to say it
PAW-leen
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Pauline

Nicknames & short forms

Paula

In Lingala

How to say it
poh-LEEN
Given to
Girls
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
common
For a boy
Paul

From the same family