Given name & surname

Pauling

Pauling is a given name from German.

Original GermanPaulmann

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Pauling comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pauling’s family of names

In English usage, Pauling has a related form in Paulin. In German usage, Pauling as a surname has a related form in PAULMANN.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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