Pabla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pabla

What is the meaning of the name Pabla ?

The baby name Pabla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpa.βla/ (PAH-blah).

Pabla is Spanish in Origin.

Pabla is the Spanish feminine counterpart to Pablo, ultimately from Latin Paulus, “small, humble.” Formed with the feminine -a, it parallels patterns like Carlos/Carla. While Paula became the dominant feminine across Iberia and Latin America (Catalan uses Pau/Paula), Pabla has marked a rarer, regionally colored alternative. It carries the long-standing Christian resonance of Saint Paul, common in baptismal naming.

Attested in Iberian and colonial Latin American records, the name surfaces sporadically through the 18th–20th centuries and today reads distinctive and old-world. Close variants and cognates include Paula (Spanish/English), Paola (Italian/Spanish), Paulina (related derivative), Pavla (Czech/Slovak), and diminutive Pablita in Spanish. Masculine counterparts are Pablo, Paulo, Paul, and Paolo. Note that Pabla as a Punjabi surname is unrelated. For parents seeking a familiar meaning with uncommon form, Pabla offers humility and strength in a compact, lyrical sound.