Paulino is a masculine given name. It is a Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Paulinus, which was itself derived from the Roman family name Paulus meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin. Paulino is sometimes also a very popular Portuguese surname.
Clodoaldo Paulino de Lima (born 1978), Brazilian footballerLuis Paulino Siles (born 1941), retired Costa Rican football refereePaulino Alcántara (1896–1964), Spanish football player and managerPaulino Frydman (1905–1982), Polish chess masterPaulino Masip (1899–1963), Spanish playwright, screenwriter and novelistPaulino Monsalve (born 1958), Spanish field hockey playerPaulino Rivero (born 1952), Spanish politicianPaulino Uzcudun (1899–1985), Basque heavyweight boxer