Names like Paris
Paris is a two-syllable French name that ends in -is. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Paris.
Iris Greek · rainbow, iris flower
Hollis English · surname meaning 'dweller by the holly trees'
Isis Greek · Greek form of the name of the Egyptian goddess Isis; traditionally 'throne'
Karis Greek · means 'grace', from Greek 'charis'
The same roots
Also French names, from the tradition Paris comes from.
Diane French · divine
Marcelle French · French feminine form of Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, of Mars.
Charlotte French · "free woman" by tradition, the French feminine of Charles; queenly from George III's consort to today's young British princess, and friendly in its short forms Lottie and Charlie. The rare classic that reads regal and warm at once
Anais French · Provencal French form of Anne, meaning grace
The same feel
Also classic and mythological names.
Phyllis Greek · 'leafy, green bough'; a mythological figure transformed into an almond tree
Chloe Greek · "young green shoot," a springtime epithet of the harvest goddess Demeter, mentioned once in the New Testament; beloved in France for decades before the English-speaking world caught up. Ancient credentials, thoroughly modern sound
Phuong Vietnamese · phoenix
Thea Greek · short form of Dorothea/Theodora, "goddess"
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Paris, on a similar curve.
Aris Greek · short form of Greek names like Aristotle or Aristides, possibly echoing Ares, god of war
Charis Greek · 'grace', related to the Charites (Graces) of Greek myth
Chanel French · French surname related to 'canal, channel'; associated with the fashion house
Celine French · form of Celina, related to Latin caelum "heaven"
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