name A feminine given name derived from the Latin "paulus", meaning "small" or "humble".
- Names are fascinating, aren't they? I love mine. I think my parents had very good taste calling us Peter and Paula and Melinda.
— Ruth Rendell, A Judgement in Stone (1977)
- Paula works as a nurse at the local hospital.
- U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said Wednesday she will extend her temporary restraining blocking his removal until Abrego Garcia's latest deportation challenge in court is resolved.
— Laura Romero and Ely Brown, Judge blocks administration from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia until at least October (2025)