Paris (given name)
Paris is a given name used as a boy and girl name.
Latin spelling of the Greek name Παρις (Paris) Greek pēra = 'pouch, wallet'. The meaning of Paris in greek is « wallet ».
The etymology of Paris is associated to the philosopher’s stone or stone of the philosopher, Paris (Marathi: परिस) also referred as Paras/Parasmani ( Sanskrit: पारसमणि, Hindi: पारस). The meaning of Paris is « the stone that has the ability to transmute base metals into gold or silver », or « elixir of life » .
People
- Given name
- Paris (actor under Domitian), 1st century actor in Rome
- Paris Barclay (born 1956), American television director
- Paris Bennett (born 1988), singer on American Idol
- Paris Cotton (born 1989), American football player
- Paris Elia (born 1972), Cypriot footballer
- Paris Gee (born 1994), Canadian soccer player
- Paris Hilton (born 1981), socialite and heiress of the Hilton Worldwide multinational hospitality company
- Paris Intarakomalyasut (born 1998), Thai actor and singer
- Paris Jackson (actress) (born 1998), American actress, activist, and model
- Paris Jackson (footballer) (born 1980), African-Canadian rugby player
- Paris Jones (male singer) (born 1990), American male singer
- Paris Jones (female singer) (born 1990), American female singer and musician known as "PJ"
- Paris Kanellakis (1953–1995), Greek computer scientist
- Paris Latsis (born 1979), Greek shipping heir
- Paris Lees (born 1987/1988), British journalist and activist
- Paris Nakajima-Farran (born 1989), Canadian soccer player
- Paris Simmons (born 1990), English football player
- Paris Smith (born 2000), American actress and singer
- Paris Themmen (born 1959), American actor, commercial casting director and entrepreneur
- Other
- Hotman Paris Hutapea (born 1959), Indonesian lawyer
- Saint Paris (died 346), Bishop of Teano
Fictional characters
- Paris (mythology), a Trojan character in The Iliad and other Greek legends
- Count Paris, in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
- Paris (Marvel Comics), a member of the Pantheon in Marvel Comics
- Paris Carver, a James Bond character
- Paris Geller, a character played by Liza Weil on the American television series Gilmore Girls
- Paris Bennett, original real name of the Marvel Comics character Exodus
See also
- Paris (surname)
- Philosopher’s stone https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_stone
- Perez (given name)
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