Paulina (given name)

Paulina is a female given name. It is a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little.

Paula and Pauline are variants on this name.

Notable people

 * Paulina, the name of several Roman women related to Emperor Hadrian
 * Lollia Paulina (15-49), third wife of Emperor Caligula
 * Caecilia Paulina (died 236), wife of Emperor Maximinus Thrax, posthumously deified as diva Paulina
 * Aurelia Paulina, daughter of the Emperor Carus
 * Aurelia Paulina, a Roman noblewoman from Anatolia
 * Saint Paulina (1865–1942), of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
 * Paulina Peled, nee Peisachov (born 1950), Israeli tennis player
 * Paulina Porizkova (born 1965), Czech-born model and author
 * Paulina Robot (1938–2000), Indonesian actress
 * Paulina Rubio (born 1971), Mexican singer and actress
 * Paulina Vega (born 1993), Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2014
 * Paulina Westdahl (1810–1887), Swedish writer

Fictional characters

 * Paulina Sanchez in the Nickelodeon cartoon Danny Phantom
 * Paulina Hlinka in the Bert Diaries
 * Paulina, a noblewoman in The Winter's Tale, by Shakespeare.
 * Paulina, one of the Thea Sisters from Peru in Thea Stilton