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Paris¹

  • /ˈpæɹɪs/ Australia, UK, US
  • /ˈpaɹɪs/ British, Northern England, Southern
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/
  • /ˈpaɾɪs/ Scotland, Wales
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/ New Zealand
  • /pəˈri/ rare

Sounds like Perris (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -æɹɪs

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Paree · Parish · Parris · Parrish · Pares

  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. A department of Île-de-France, France.
  3. metonymically The government of France.
  4. A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.
  5. A hamlet in New Valley, Egypt.
  6. A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.
  7. A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.
  8. A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
  9. A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.
  10. A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.
  11. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County and Jennings County, Indiana.
  12. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa.
  13. A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
  14. A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.
  15. An unincorporated community in Green Charter Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
  16. A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
  17. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.
  18. An unincorporated community in the towns of Dummer and Stark, Coos County, New Hampshire.
  19. A town in Oneida County, New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.
  20. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Stark County, Ohio.
  21. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.
  22. A census-designated place in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  23. A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.
  24. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.
  25. An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.
  26. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
  27. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.
  28. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Paris Township.
  29. A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
  30. An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris.
  31. A male given name from place name.
  32. 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.

Paris²

  • /ˈpæɹɪs/ Australia, UK, US
  • /ˈpaɹɪs/ British, Northern England, Southern
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/
  • /ˈpaɾɪs/ Scotland, Wales
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/ New Zealand
  • /pəˈri/ rare

Sounds like Perris (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -æɹɪs

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

proper noun

  1. Greek A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero.

Paris³

  • /ˈpæɹɪs/ Australia, UK, US
  • /ˈpaɹɪs/ British, Northern England, Southern
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/
  • /ˈpaɾɪs/ Scotland, Wales
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/ New Zealand
  • /pəˈri/ rare

Sounds like Perris (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -æɹɪs

proper noun Parise · Pariset · Parez · Paresse · Parisot · Pariseau

  1. A French surname originating as a patronymic, ultimately from Latin Patricius.

Paris⁴

  • /ˈpæɹɪs/ Australia, UK, US
  • /ˈpaɹɪs/ British, Northern England, Southern
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/
  • /ˈpaɾɪs/ Scotland, Wales
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/ New Zealand
  • /pəˈri/ rare

Sounds like Perris (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -æɹɪs

proper noun

  1. An English surname of Celtic origin, a variant of Parris.

Paris⁵

  • /ˈpæɹɪs/ Australia, UK, US
  • /ˈpaɹɪs/ British, Northern England, Southern
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/
  • /ˈpaɾɪs/ Scotland, Wales
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/ New Zealand
  • /pəˈri/ rare

Sounds like Perris (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -æɹɪs

proper noun

  1. A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.

Paris⁶

  • /ˈpæɹɪs/ Australia, UK, US
  • /ˈpaɹɪs/ British, Northern England, Southern
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/
  • /ˈpaɾɪs/ Scotland, Wales
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/ New Zealand
  • /pəˈri/ rare

Sounds like Perris (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -æɹɪs

proper noun

  1. A Sicilian surname, a variant of Parigi.

Paris⁷

  • /ˈpæɹɪs/ Australia, UK, US
  • /ˈpaɹɪs/ British, Northern England, Southern
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/
  • /ˈpaɾɪs/ Scotland, Wales
  • /ˈpɛɹɪs/ New Zealand
  • /pəˈri/ rare

Sounds like Perris (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -æɹɪs

proper noun

  1. A Spanish surname, a variant of Aparicio.

paris⁸

noun

  1. plural plural of pari

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: french capital, genus paris, toulouse, marseilles, rouen, amiens, montpellier, metz, lille, roubaix, sorbonne, strasbourg, nanterre, bruges, louvain, tournai

Translations

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name capital of France

EspañolParís
한국어파리 Pari
日本語パリ Pari
中文巴黎 Bālí
हिन्दीपेरिस peris
KiswahiliParis
PortuguêsParis
FrançaisParis
DeutschParis
ItalianoParigi
ΕλληνικάΠαρίσι Parísi
RomânăParis
РусскийПари́ж Paríž
Tiếng ViệtPa-ri, Ba Lê, Ba Lý
العربيةبَارِيس bārīs, بَارِيز bārīz
עבריתפָּרִיז pariz

name cities in the U.S.

日本語パリス Parisu
中文帕里斯 Pàlǐsī
FrançaisParis
DeutschParis
РусскийПа́рис Páris
العربيةبَارِيس bārīs

name Trojan prince

EspañolParis
한국어파리스 Pariseu
日本語パリス Parisu
中文帕里斯 Pàlǐsī
PortuguêsPáris
FrançaisParis, Pâris
DeutschParis
ItalianoParide
ΕλληνικάΠάρις Páris, Πάρης Páris
RomânăParis
РусскийПари́с París
العربيةبَارِيس bārīs
עבריתפאריס paris

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"paris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paris. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

paris. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paris

Chicago

"paris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paris.

BibTeX
@misc{paris_2026,
  title = {paris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}