Origin of the name Paris:
Borne in Greek legend by a son of Priam, the king of Troy, and Hecuba. Paris' kidnapping of Helen, the wife of Menelaus, set off the Trojan War.
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Paris, France is a city.
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... there are at least thirteen towns in the United States named Paris - in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucy, Texas, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennyslvania, Virginia and Vermont.
Paris is an androgynous name: Female Paris Hilton (hotel heiress) was engaged to male Paris Latsis (shipping heir) in 2005.
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My little girl is 3 I named her Paris because my name is Loreal, so its Loreal and Paris. I also love Paris and would love to travel there with her someday!
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Pear
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Paris Hilton, American actress and socialite
Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, daughter of Michael Jackson- Paris in song, story & screen: | Edit
April in Paris, 1932 song.
April in Paris, 1952 movie.
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Global Popularity of the Name Paris
- #379 in Scotland
- #465 in United States
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