Pavlina
From Latin *paulus*, small: the *v* marks a spelling that reached Poland through Czech, while the usual local form stays Paulina. Rare here, around 245 women carry it, so meeting one sticks with you.
Pavlina Pronunciation
What Pavlina means
Where Pavlina comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Pavlina comes from Latin, from the adjective paulus, meaning small or little. Romans used Paulus first as a nickname for a small child, then handed it down as a family name. Its male counterpart is Paweł, and the variant Paulina travels beside it in Polish records.
The meaning has not drifted. It still says mała, drobna, small and slight. Where other names picked up a moral gloss over the centuries, Pavlina kept the plain sense it began with.
On a school class register, Pavlina and Paulina can sit a line apart, near-twins parted by one letter. The v marks a spelling that travelled through Czech, while Polish more often writes Paulina. The root holds either way: paulus, small.
How many people are named Pavlina
1 in 92016 women in Poland is named Pavlina. 245 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1976 among female names.
Pavlina's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Where Pavlina is most popular
Pavlina is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Masovian2 girls born+510%