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Paulette vs Pauline - What's the difference?

paulette | pauline |

As proper nouns the difference between paulette and pauline

is that paulette is while pauline is .

As an adjective pauline is

of or relating to the apostle , his writings, his doctrines, and the form of christianity that arose from them.

paulette

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .

    • pauline

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , in turn from (etyl) Paulina; in regular use since the nineteenth century.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1987 Betty Keller, Pauline: A Biography of Pauline Johnson , Formac Publ. Co. (1989), ISBN 088780151X, page 19:
    • The youngest child of George and Emily Johnson was named Emily after her mother, and Pauline' in honor of the only sibling of Emperor Napoleon of France, whose life was the object of George Johnson's consuming interest. - - - To make his point clearer, however, he always called her ' Pauline , reducing her first name to a preliminary initial. Her friends and siblings called her Paul or Polly.
    Related terms
    * Paula * Paulina * Paul (male equivalent)

    Etymology 2

    From (Paul) + (-ine).

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to the Apostle , his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.
    • Derived terms
    * Pauline conversion English heteronyms ----