Pariss as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pariss

What is the meaning of the name Pariss ?

The baby name Pariss is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpærɪs/ (PAIR-iss).

Pariss is French, Greek in Origin.

Pariss is a modern English respelling of Paris, a unisex name with twin roots: the mythic Greek Paris, the Trojan prince whose judgment sparked the Iliad, and the French capital Paris, named for the Celtic Parisii tribe. As a given name or transferred surname, it carries a place-based meaning, essentially “from Paris” or “of the Parisii”; the deeper Celtic etymology is uncertain, but the name now strongly connotes the city’s artful, cosmopolitan aura.

Used in medieval England (Count Paris appears in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet), Paris/Pariss has long been masculine in literature while trending feminine in contemporary English-speaking countries, peaking for girls in the late 1990s-2000s. Pariss itself is a rare, stylistic double-s variant from the late 20th century. Related forms and spellings include Paris, Parris, and Parys; surnames Parrish and Parisse are connected historically but are typically treated separately.