Pare as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pare

What is the meaning of the name Pare ?

The baby name Pare is a Unisex name , 122 syllables long and is pronounced PAH-reh (Māori),PAH-ray (French/English approximation),PAIR (one-syllable English).

Pare is French, Indonesian, Norman in Origin.

Pare is a Māori given name, pronounced PAH-reh, derived from pare: a “garland” or “frontlet” worn on the head, and by extension the carved lintel above a doorway that wards off harmful influences. The verb pare also means “to avert/deflect,” so the name blends ideas of adornment and protection. It has been used in Aotearoa New Zealand since the late 19th century, most often for girls, and saw renewed visibility with the Māori language and cultural revitalization. Common forms include Pāre (with macron) and Pare (without).

Variants and related compounds expand the imagery of head adornments and status: Parekura (“red feather headband”), Parehuia (“huia-feather headband”), Parekawakawa (mourning garland of kawakawa leaves), and Parearau. In francophone contexts, Paré is a surname from Old French parer “to adorn; to ward off”; the accent is sometimes dropped to Pare, creating a coincidental semantic echo.