Paulette (given name)
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| Pronunciation | po-LET |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Roman |
| Meaning | "small" or "humble" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Pauline, Paulina, Paul |
Paulette (po-LET) is the French feminine given name diminutive of the French/English/German given name Pauline, a derivative of the Latin Paulina, from the Roman family name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble". The masculine given name Paul comes from the same cognate.[1] It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name "Paulette" include:
- Madame Paulette [fr] (1900-1984) - French headwear designer[2]
- Paulette Marcelline Adjovi (born 1955), Beninese politician
- Paulette Bethel - a Bahamian ambassador
- Paulette Bourgeois (born 1951) - Canadian children's author
- Paulette Carlson (born 1952) - American singer-songwriter
- Paulette Cooper (born 1942) - an American author
- Paulette Cruz (born 1989) - a Mexican beach volleyball player
- Paulette Doan - a Canadian ice dancer
- Paulette Dubost (1910–2011) - a French stage and film actress
- Paulette Duval (1900-?) - an Argentine-born French/American actress
- Paulette Fink (1911–2005) was a French-Jewish nurse and resistance worker
- Paulette Frankl (born 1937) - an American courtroom artist and author
- Paulette Gebara Farah (2005–2010) - a Mexican girl whose death was controversial
- Paulette Goddard (1910–1990) - an American film actress
- Paulette Hamilton (born 1962 or 1963), British politician
- Paulette Irons (born 1952) - an American politician
- Paulette Jiles (born 1943) - an American-born Canadian poet and novelist
- Paulette McDonagh (1901–1978) - an Australian film director
- Paulette Moreno (born 1969), former professional tennis player from Hong Kong
- Paulette Noizeux (1887–1971) - a French film and stage actress
- Paulette Phillips - a Canadian artist
- Paulette Rakestraw (born 1967), American politician from the state of Georgia
- Paulette Randall (born 1961) - an English theatre director
- Paulette Reck (born 1968) - an American beauty pageant contestant
- Paulette Schwartzmann (1894–1953) - a Latvian–born French/Argentine chess player
- Paulette Van Roekens (1895–1988) - a French-born American artist
- Paulette Wilson (1956–2020) - a British immigration activist
- Paulette Zang Milama (born 1987) - a Gabonese track and field sprint athlete
References
[edit]- ^ "View Name: Paulette". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Annie Schneider. Hats by Madame Paulette. Paris Milliner Extraordinaire
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