Paulette (given name)

Paulette (po-LET) is the French feminine given name diminutive of the French/English/German given name Pauline, a derivative of the Latin Paulina, from the Roman family name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble". The masculine given name Paul comes from the same cognate. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name "Paulette" include:
 * (1900-1984) - French headwear designer
 * Paulette Marcelline Adjovi (born 1955), Beninese politician
 * Paulette Bethel - a Bahamian ambassador
 * Paulette Bourgeois (born 1951) - Canadian children's author
 * Paulette Carlson (born 1952) - American singer-songwriter
 * Paulette Cooper (born 1942) - an American author
 * Paulette Cruz (born 1989) - a Mexican beach volleyball player
 * Paulette Doan - a Canadian ice dancer
 * Paulette Dubost (1910–2011) - a French stage and film actress
 * Paulette Duval (1900-?) - an Argentine-born French/American actress
 * Paulette Fink (1911–2005) was a French-Jewish nurse and resistance worker
 * Paulette Flint (born 1953), Australian local historian and author
 * Paulette Frankl (born 1937) - an American courtroom artist and author
 * Paulette Gebara Farah (2005–2010) - a Mexican girl whose death was controversial
 * Paulette Goddard (1910–1990) - an American film actress
 * Paulette Hamilton (born 1962 or 1963), British politician
 * Paulette Irons (born 1952) - an American politician
 * Paulette Jiles (born 1943) - an American-born Canadian poet and novelist
 * Paulette McDonagh (1901–1978) - an Australian film director
 * Paulette Moreno (born 1969), former professional tennis player from Hong Kong
 * Paulette Noizeux (1887–1971) - a French film and stage actress
 * Paulette Phillips - a Canadian artist
 * Paulette Rakestraw (born 1967), American politician from the state of Georgia
 * Paulette Randall (born 1961) - an English theatre director
 * Paulette Reck (born 1968) - an American beauty pageant contestant
 * Paulette Schwartzmann (1894–1953) - a Latvian–born French/Argentine chess player
 * Paulette Van Roekens (1895–1988) - a French-born American artist
 * Paulette Wilson (1956–2020) - a British immigration activist
 * Paulette Zang Milama (born 1987) - a Gabonese track and field sprint athlete