Comments on: Name of the Day: Paulina

By: Laney McDonald

Laney McDonald — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:02:54 +0000

Paulina is such a nice name and I love the nickname Lina. My best friend in 5th grade was Paulina. She’s from Poland too and she was a great friend to me so the name really grew on me over the years. I’m adding it to my favorites list.

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:58:47 +0000

I’ll admit I’m biased. My son’s godmother is Paulina. She was born in Poland, so it’s not nearly as uncommon a name as it might be in the US. It’s tough for me to think of the name without thinking about my friend.

But now that others mention it, I *do* find the “double diminutive” quality of the name odd. Still, I can’t help but find her appealing.

By: Katharine

Katharine — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:45:50 +0000

I also associate the name with meaning small but becauseof the -line/-lina ending but as name meanings don’t bother me (unless they’re awful) this isn’t an issue. What I’m not so keen on is the overtly male’ beginning of the name and god forbid(!) the possibility of being nicknamed that!

On the flip side, I rather like the what the previous poster says about a little Paulina stanidng out amongst the crowd. So, to conclude: I haven’t a clue what I think of Paulina, I think I need to go away and mull her over…

By: Another

Another — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:42:43 +0000

Not caring about name meanings, I can say I like it – the only association I have is with Ms Porizkova who is beautiful, so for me, it’s a solid choice. Little Paulina will be nearly unique, standing proud among all the multitudes of Madisons and Isabellas.

By: youcantcallitit

youcantcallitit — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:08:32 +0000

My immediate association is Antonio Canova’s sculpture and immortalization of Paolina Borghese. I love this name, but my only qualm is that it is a diminutive of a name that means small, and in effect, means “little small.”

By: Lola

Lola — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:05:58 +0000

The Paul names bother me. I don’t like their meaning and I’ve known too many nutty (not in a good way) Pauls for me to ever like it again. Paola is the only form I like, I love saying it aloud, so lush and round but I do know it’s not an easy one for a Yank to wear.

Paulina bugs me twice over; her root, Paul means small and my brain assocatiates -ina with nina, in a “small one” sense. So Paulina in my brain is small, small. I do agree it’s pretty and fits the popular three syllable, ends in -a pattern so popular for girls. And it’s definitely nderused and would stand out nicely among the Sophia, Amelia, Isabella girls already out there. So Paulina’s an awesome choice for a girl, just not for me.