Meaning, origin and history of the place name Paris

Type Settlement

Scripts پاریس(Persian)

Pronounced Pron. PA-REE(French) PAR-is(English) PEHR-is(English) pa-REES(German) [key·IPA]

Note In Turkish this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as PARİS in uppercase and paris in lowercase.

Meaning & History

From the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Parisii. This is the capital city of France.

Other Languages & CulturesBaris(Arabic) Pariz(Armenian) Pariz(Bosnian) Pari(Burmese) Pariz(Croatian) Paříž(Czech) Parijs(Dutch) Pariis(Estonian) Pariisi(Finnish) Pariz(Hebrew) Párizs(Hungarian) Parigi(Italian) Pari(Japanese) Pari(Korean) Parīze(Latvian) Paryžius(Lithuanian) Pariz(Macedonian) Paryż(Polish) Pariz(Serbian) Pariz(Slovene) París(Spanish)

Given Name DescendantParris(English)

Surname DescendantsParis, Parish, Parris, Parrish(English) Paris, Parris(French)

Same SpellingParís

User SubmissionParîs