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Павла
“small”
Павла (Pávla) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Paula.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Павла goes back to Latin Paulus, meaning “small.”
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How it developed
In Russian usage, Павла is a feminine form of Павел.
Павла’s family of names
In Russian usage, Павла is a feminine form of Павел. In Russian usage, Павла has a conventional equivalent in the English form Paula. In Russian usage, Павла has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Pavla.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Павла has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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