Paolini
See also: paolini
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Paolini.
Proper noun
Paolini (plural Paolinis)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Paolini is the 16644th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1721 individuals. Paolini is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paolini”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Italian
Etymology
From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Paolo (“Paul”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.oˈli.ni/
- Rhymes: -ini
- Hyphenation: Pa‧o‧lì‧ni
Proper noun
Paolini m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the given name
Anagrams
- in palio, opalini