PARIS  

Gender: M
Origin: French place-name

The first famous Paris was a mythological prince of incredible beauty. The most recent was media darling Paris Hilton, inspirer of a generation of baby-girl namesakes. But since Pierce Brosnan and other celebs have continued to use it for their sons, the name retains some masculine identity.

Variations:
Parese, Paree, Parys, Parris, Paras, Parie, Pares

Paris is being discussed in our message boards:

• Thirteen Kids (and counting..?)!
• another baby name game..of course!
• Help With L Names
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Paris:

• PRINCE NAMES
• FRENCH BABY NAMES: Prune, Anyone?
• VALENTINE NAMES FROM ANGEL TO VENUS
• CALENDAR BABY NAMES
• NEW YORK BABY NAMES