Pauline · English girl’s name

Pauline in Hawaiian is Paulina

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when the final e became a.

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pow·LEE·nah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Pauline in Hawaiian?

Pauline is Paulina in Hawaiian, said pow-LEE-nah.

How Pauline became Paulina

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Pauline the final e became a.

How to say Paulina

Say it pow-LEE-nah, leaning on LEE, sounding every vowel: a as in “father”, u as “oo”, i as “ee”. The pronunciation guide covers the whole system.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

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What is Pauline in Hawaiian?

Pauline is Paulina in Hawaiian, pronounced pow-LEE-nah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Paulina?

pow-LEE-nah, with the stress on LEE.

Why does Paulina look so different from Pauline?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Pauline, the final e became a.

Is Paulina a real Hawaiian name?

Yes, as a borrowed name. Hawaiian families have used Paulina since the 1800s, but it is Pauline respelled, not a name built from Hawaiian words.

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