Pauline is the French feminine of Paul — from the Latin paulus ("small, humble"). **Pauline Kael (1919-2001)** — **American film critic at *The New Yorker* (1968-1991) who transformed film criticism into a popular art form; her conversational reviews, championing of New Hollywood directors, and pugnacious style influenced generations of critics**. **National Book Award for *Deeper Into Movies* (1973)**. **Pauline Viardot (1821-1910)** — French mezzo-soprano of the Romantic era; collaborator with Brahms, Berlioz, and Saint-Saëns. **Pauline Bonaparte (1780-1825)** — Napoleon's sister; **Antonio Canova's nude marble *Pauline Borghese as Venus Victrix* (1804-1808) is among the most-visited sculptures at the Galleria Borghese in Rome**. **A top-50 US baby name from 1880 to 1929**.
Subject of Brian Kellow's *Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark* (2011).
Pauline reduces to six — the number of small.