Paulette

English

Etymology

Borrowed in the twentieth century from French Paulette, a diminutive feminine form of Paul.

Proper noun

Paulette

1. A female given name from French.

Translations

female given name

• Bulgarian: Полет f (Polet)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 波莱特 (Bōláitè), 波萊特／波莱特 (Bōláitè)

• French: Paulette (fr) f
• Greek: Πολέτ (el) f (Polét)
• Hebrew: פולט f (Polet)
• Hindi: पोलेत्त् f (polett)
• Japanese: ポーレット (Pōretto)
• Portuguese: Paulete f
• Russian: Поле́тт f (Polétt)
• Spanish: Paulette (es)
• Yiddish: פּאָלעט f (polet)

French

Etymology

From Paul +‎ -ette. Compare Paulet (“en: Paulie, Pauly (little Paul)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.lɛt/

Proper noun

Paulette f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Paul
• Paule
• Paulet
• paulien
• Paulin
• Pauline

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Paulette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈlet/ [poˈlet̪]
  • Rhymes: -et
• IPA^(key): (Chile) /ˈpoleð/
  • Rhymes: -oleð

Proper noun

Paulette f

1. a female given name