Pauline

¹

[ paw-leen ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Pauline

²

[ paw-lahyn, -leen ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the apostle Paul or to his doctrines or writings.

Pauline

/ ˈpɔːlaɪn /

adjective

1. relating to Saint Paul or to his doctrines

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pauline¹

From the Medieval Latin word Paulīnus, dating back to 1325–75. See Paul ( def 1 ), -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Pauline Buchanan from the NEU said that teachers had found "themselves once again as the lowest paid members of the profession across these islands".

From BBC

When she played Dustin Hoffman’s long-suffering girlfriend in the 1982 hit film “Tootsie,” New Yorker critic Pauline Kael called Garr “the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on the screen.”

From Los Angeles Times

Pauline Bourdon Sansus gained 181 metres in WXV1, almost 150 more than any other scrum-half, and 79 of those were pick-and-go metres.

From BBC

Venice, which fell in five sets to Taft in the Open semifinals last fall, was regarded as the preseason favorite and also features a senior-heavy group highlighted by All-City first-teamer Samantha Lortie and second-teamers Amiekal Looney and Gaia Adeseun-Williams, along with senior libero/defensive specialist and captain Pauline Lao.

From Los Angeles Times

The presence of her teammates, she says, was particularly important, given her mother Pauline had died in the spring after suddenly contracting pneumonia.

From BBC