Pavlina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pavlina

What is the meaning of the name Pavlina ?

The baby name Pavlina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced pahv-LEE-nah (IPA: /pɑvˈliːnə/ or /pævˈliːnə/).

Pavlina is Slavic in Origin.

Pavlina is a feminine given name widespread in Slavic and Greek-speaking regions. It ultimately descends from Latin Paulus (“small, humble”) through the masculine forms Pavel/Pavlos and their feminine derivatives. In Greek it appears as Παυλίνα (Pavlina), while in Central and South Slavic languages Pavlina/Pavlína developed alongside Pavla and Paulina under Christian influence honoring Saint Paul.

Documented in church and civic records from the medieval Balkans to the Habsburg lands, the name has endured into modern times, especially in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Principal variants include Pavlína (Czech, Slovak), Pavlina (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian), and the international cognates Paulina and Pauline; related forms are Pavla and Paola. Diminutives and short forms include Pavlínka and Lina, with transliterated spellings affected by Cyrillic-to-Latin conventions. The name carries the traditional Christian virtue sense of humility along with the affectionate nuance of “little one.”