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BoyGreekHistorical name

Paris

Of unknown origin: no convincing Greek root exists, and specialists suspect the name was already used in Bronze Age Anatolia before Greek speakers picked it up.

Meaning and origin

Paris is the name of a son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy in Greek legend, also known in some tellings as Alexander.

How to pronounce Paris

GreekPAH-riss /ˈparis/

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