The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
French variation of “Paulina“; a feminine form of “Paul“, meaning “small” or “humble”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Lien, Lina, Paolina, Paula, Pauleen, Paulene, Paulette, Paulien, Paulina, Pavlina, Pol, Polina, Poll, Polly, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Pauline, the little Belgian cook Joseph Sedley hires to serve him and his sister when they follow the army to war, in Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray (published in 1847-48, but set in the 1810s-20s).

WRITERS:
– Pauline Smith (1882-1959), South African writer.

Tagged: 1810s, 1820s, 1840s, 1880s, Danish, English, French, German, Norwegian, P, Swedish

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• Polly | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 4, 2014 at 8:39 am

  […] “Molly”, a diminutive of “Mary“. Sometimes used as a diminutive of “Pauline“, “Paulette”, […]

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• Poll | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 13, 2014 at 6:53 am

  […] variant of “Molly“, which is a diminutive of “Mary“. Sometimes used as a diminutive of “Pauline“, “Paulette”, […]

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