Parris

English

Proper noun

Parris

1. An English surname from the Celtic Parisi tribe of Yorkshire, the name of uncertain origin. Koch proposes derivation from Proto-Celtic *kʷert (“make, cause”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (compare Welsh peri).
2. An English habitational surname, a variant of Paris.
3. A French habitational surname, a variant of Paris.
4. A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.
5. A male given name transferred from the surname.
6. Misspelling of Paris.

Alternative forms

• Paris, Parish, Parrish, Pares (English surname from Celtic)

Anagrams

• priars