Meaning of name Paris

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Meaning

The name Paris has the following meaning:

One who is born in the city of France.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Paris as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Paris is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 281 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Paris rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 52 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 412 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Paris in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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See worldwide popularity rankings of Paris as a baby name (outside USA)

Pronunciation

The name Paris is pronounced as pare-iss

Origins

Paris originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Paris and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Paris: Boys - Claud, Cleveland, Curley, Dandre, Daquan, Draven, Easton, Ford, Hobson, Jackson, Jarrell, Keaton, Merton, Millard, Nolan, Oakley, Remington, Roswell, Sawyer, Turner, Girls - Afton, Bernita, Dreama, Elisa, Elnora, Jacey, Jakayla, Jannie, Kaydence, Mardell, Maryjane, Rosamond, Shyanne, Skyla, Sudie, Treva, Trista, Both genders - Emory, Lane, Marley, Taylor

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Paris: Pariss, Parisse, Parris, Parrish, Parriss, Parrys, Parryss, Parys, Paryss, Parysse

Style

We think the name Paris should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Paris to be: Sexy and fun-loving lady

In one word, you might describe Paris as a(n) "sexy" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Paris (or its variants) are:

Paris Whitney Hilton, born on 17 February, a famous model. Paris Whitney Hilton's background: An American celebutante, singer, actress, model, and businesswoman.

Paris Ana'is Bennett , born on 21 August, a famous singer. Paris Ana'is Bennett 's background: An American singer. She came to national recognition as a contestant on the fifth season of the reality television talent show, American Idol, finishing in fifth place.

Paris Hamilton, born on 26 July, a famous athlete. Paris Hamilton's background: An American football player, a wide receiver.