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Полина
“a small woman”
Полина (Polína) is a feminine given name from French. It is used in Russian.
Bulgarian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Polina.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Полина is Polina written in Cyrillic. One Russian interpretation is “a small woman.”
Explained through its name family
Полина’s family of names
In Russian usage, Полина was borrowed from the French form Pauline. In Russian usage, Полина has a conventional equivalent in the English form Polina. In Russian usage, Полина has a transliteration in Polina.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Полина
- Polina GagarinaRussian singer-songwriterborn 1987
- Polina ZherebtsovaRussian writerborn 1985
- Polina OsipenkoSoviet aviator1907–1939
- Polina AstakhovaSoviet-Ukrainian artistic gymnast (1936–2005)
- Polina GuryevaTurkmenistani weightlifte (1999-)
- PelageyaRussian singer (1986-)
- Polina ZhemchuzhinaSoviet politician (1897-1970)
- Polina KuznetsovaRussian handball playerborn 1987
- Polina GelmanSoviet Air Force officer, Hero of the Soviet Union1919–2005
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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