Paris
\pa.ʁis\⚥French unisex name: girls and boys
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine and masculine (unisex) |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \pa.ʁis\ |
Origin and meaning
From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.
Who bears it
♀ 52%♂ 48%
In France, 52% of people with this name are women and 48% are men.
Where it is mostly given
- Greece
- United States
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Wikimedia Commons (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).