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Paris

//ˈpæ.ɹɪs// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital and largest city of France.

    "And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa."

  2. 2
    A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen. Greek
  3. 3
    A French surname originating as a patronymic, ultimately from Latin Patricius.
  4. 4
    An English surname of Celtic origin, a variant of Parris.
  5. 5
    A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.
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  1. 6
    A Sicilian surname, a variant of Parigi.
  2. 7
    A Spanish surname, a variant of Aparicio.
  3. 8
    A department of Île-de-France, France.
  4. 9
    A male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero.
  5. 10
    The government of France. metonymically
  6. 11
    A locale named after the French city.; A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.
  7. 12
    A locale named after the French city.; A hamlet in New Valley, Egypt.
  8. 13
    A locale named after the French city.; A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.
  9. 14
    A locale named after the French city.; A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.
  10. 15
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
  11. 16
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.
  12. 17
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.
  13. 18
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County and Jennings County, Indiana.
  14. 19
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa.
  15. 20
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
  16. 21
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.
  17. 22
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Green Charter Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
  18. 23
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
  19. 24
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.
  20. 25
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in the towns of Dummer and Stark, Coos County, New Hampshire.
  21. 26
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A town in Oneida County, New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.
  22. 27
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Stark County, Ohio.
  23. 28
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.
  24. 29
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  25. 30
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.
  26. 31
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.
  27. 32
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.
  28. 33
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
  29. 34
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.
  30. 35
    A locale named after the French city.; A locale in the United States.; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Paris Township.
  31. 36
    A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
  32. 37
    An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris.
  33. 38
    A male given name from place name.
  34. 39
    A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city.

    "During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

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