Small or humble
Paolina is the Italian feminine diminutive form of Paul. It ultimately derives from the Roman family name Paulus, which was used to denote the smaller or younger of two people with the same name.
Less common today
Paolina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,451 in 2004.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Sister of Napoleon Bonaparte and Princess of Guastalla
Italian writer and translator
