Parris

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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 unisex given name transferred from the surname.
   1. A male given name.

      Dorsey — along with her husband Gerald and son Parris Bighems — moved to Panama City from Dothan, Alabama, to start the restaurant. She said they picked the Glenwood neighborhood because “we heard about how friendly the people are.”

      2017 June 30, Katie Landeck, “‘A different taste’”, in Panama City News Herald

   2. A female given name.

      “To the people who loved him, he was far more than the victim of a shooting,” his daughter, Parris Carlock, said.

      2026 September 12, Kelsey Gibbs, “Daughter of man killed by stray bullet at work urges witnesses to come forward”, in News Channel 5

6. misspellingMisspelling of Paris.