Paris

Meaning

Proper Noun

• caplc France (country).
• department Île-de-France (region) France (country).
• The government of France.
• locale named after the French city.
• community Ontario (province) ; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
• for someone from Paris.
• A male given name from surnames.
• A female given name from place names, usually from the French city.
• town New York (state) ; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.
• town county, Kenosha County Wisconsin (state) ; named for the town in New York.
• city, county seat Monroe County (county) Missouri (state) ; named for the city in Kentucky.
• (unincorporated) community Oregon (state) ; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.
• A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
• A male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero.
• , ultimately from Latin Patricius.
• of Celtic origin, a variant of Parris.
• , a variant of Parys.
• , a variant of Parigi.
• , a variant of Aparicio.

Origin

• From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, {{w|Lutetia of the Parisii}}, from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe.
• Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις.