Pauline is a female given name.
It was originally the French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little, hence the younger.
The corresponding form for the name in Italian is Paolina (Paula corresponds to Paola).
A Finnish form of the name is Pauliina; in Greece it is Παυλίνα (Pavlina), (Paulina, pronounced Pavleena or Paulina, Poleena).
In French, other diminutives of Paula exist, namely Paulette and Pauletta.