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Parris

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  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.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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