Paula / Pauline

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What are your thoughts on Paula and Pauline?

I'm guessing most people won't feel they are ready for a comeback. I know such a cool and quirky 30 year old Paula though and it seems so refreshing

Absolutely not a fan ... MIL might have one of those names though

Thoughts are very 60s for Pauline and 70’s for Paula. Prefer Paula out of the two.

Paula is better than Pauline

I went to school with loads of Paulas. I'm 53. It's ok but I like Paulina.

I wouldn’t use it but Paula is way better than Pauline .

Paulette

Paula is nicer than Pauline but I'm not a fan of either.

Is your surname Fowler for full effect??

I really like Paula and Paulina (I think I like the Paul-eye-na pronunciation, as in A Winter's Tale, best). Pauline, I think, is a bit in the same vein as Janice/Carol/Maureen - one of the new generation of 'granny' names that won't make granny chic.

Paula much better but still not great!

Paula much better than Pauline.

Much prefer Pauline. I knew a very cool French one

Dreadful.

No

I know a Spanish Paula pronunced Pow-la, which is marginally better.

Paula is lovely 🥰

I like Paulina best, followed by Paula.

Paula is better than Pauline, but I don’t think either or them are ready for revival yet. Names usually come back after about a hundred years after their initial popularity, when they are great grandparent names.

I like Pauline, I think it's quite pretty. It's a classic name, why not. It reminds me of Pauline in the children's novel Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield. That Pauline was platinum blonde and very pretty. Other oldie names have made a comeback, so why not Pauline?

I don't like Paula, though, sadly. Something just a bit too plain and masculine about it. The ine ending feminizes Pauline for me.

Paula is a 70's name, but quite a nice one. I don't think there were ever too many of them and it's pretty. Personally not keen on Pauline unless there's a family connection.

No. Both sound much too dated.

I’m not keen on Pauline. It’s in the same bracket as Lorraine/Brenda/Irene/Lynne/Kathleen.

I don’t mind Paula. Although I wouldn’t choose it personally.

God no, one of those is my name, I've always hated it.

Paula feels slightly less dated than Pauline imo (only because "a/ah" endings are generally much more popular than than "ine/een" endings at the moment).

But like pp's I much prefer the sound of Paulina/Polina (since it isn't used much in the UK compared to the rest of Europe, it doesn't feel dated to me).

My first MIL was a Pauline, sadly passed away. She was an amazing, lovely woman. I like it.