No. 7,446 in French
paulette
"Paulette" is a diminutive form of the name "Paule" and can also refer to a historical tax allowing offices to become hereditary in France.
In a sentence
Paulette a acheté des fleurs.
Paulette bought some flowers.
In this sentence, 'Paulette' is used as a proper noun, indicating the name of the person performing the action.
Il parle souvent de Paulette.
He often talks about Paulette.
Here, 'Paulette' again refers to someone's name, specifically the person being spoken about.
Le fabriquant a nommé cette bicyclette Paulette.
The manufacturer named this bicycle Paulette.
In this sentence, 'Paulette' is used as a chosen name for an object—a bicycle, showing its use outside of referring to a human.
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