Paris
Meaning
- The capital and largest city of France.
- A department of Île-de-France, France.
- The government of France.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A locale named after the French city.
- A community of Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
- An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris.
- A male given name from place name.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city.
Concepts
Paris
City of Light
French capital
capital of France
genus Paris
Parisian
fly
París
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpæɹ.ɪs/
Etymology
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.
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