Paulette (po-LET) is the French feminine given name diminutive of the French/English/German given name Pauline, a derivative of the Latin Paulina, from the Roman family name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble". The masculine given name Paul comes from the same cognate. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name "Paulette" include:
Paulette Bethel - a Bahamian ambassadorPaulette Bourgeois (born 1951) - Canadian children's authorPaulette de la Bruyere (Madame Paulette, 1900-1984) — a Parisian hatter, ″the queen of milliners″Paulette Carlson (born 1952) - American singer-songwriterPaulette Cooper (born 1942) - an American authorPaulette Cruz (born 1989) - a Mexican beach volleyball playerPaulette Doan - a Canadian ice dancerPaulette Dubost (1910–2011) - a French stage and film actressPaulette Duval (1900-?) - an Argentine-born French/American actressPaulette Frankl (born 1937) - an American courtroom artist and authorPaulette Goddard (1910–1990) - an American film actressPaulette Irons (born 1952) - an American politicianPaulette Jiles (born 1943) - an American-born Canadian poet and novelistPaulette McDonagh (1901–1978) - an Australian film directorPaulette Noizeux (1887–1971) - a French film and stage actressPaulette Phillips - a Canadian artistPaulette Randall (born 1961) - an English theatre directorPaulette Reck (born 1968) - an American beauty pageant contestantPaulette Schwartzmann (1894–1953) - a Latvian–born French/Argentine chess playerPaulette Van Roekens (1895–1988) - a French-born American artistPaulette Zang Milama (born 1987) - a Gabonese track and field sprint athlete