"Parris" meaning in English

See Parris in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Paris [alternative], Parish [alternative], Parrish [alternative], Pares [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} Parris
  1. An English surname from the Celtic Parisi tribe of Yorkshire, the name of uncertain origin. Koch proposes derivation from Proto-Celtic *kʷert (“make, cause”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (compare Welsh peri).
    Sense id: en-Parris-en-name-TGtxJyQD Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 12 3 8 8 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 15 14 7 13 13 15
  2. An English habitational surname, a variant of Paris.
    Sense id: en-Parris-en-name-pouqsYJr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 12 3 8 8 18
  3. A French habitational surname, a variant of Paris.
    Sense id: en-Parris-en-name-hPuyhmkJ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 12 3 8 8 18
  4. A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.
    Sense id: en-Parris-en-name-9smcUmRu Categories (other): English surnames
  5. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    A male given name.
  6. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    A female given name.
  7. Misspelling of Paris. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: Paris
    Sense id: en-Parris-en-name-noQfLXjZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 12 3 8 8 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 17 5 10 10 24
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