paris hilton - name origin

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paris hilton - name origin
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 8:22am
i've always loved the name paris for a little girl. but, with paris hilton's rising fame the name has gotten more popular. does anyone know the origin of her name? why her parents named her that? would it be too 2004 to name a lttle girl paris? i'd love your info and comments.

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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 9:50am
They probably named her Paris because it was their favourite city, or she was conceived there, or they honeymooned there, or whatever. I think it is an adorable name, but it is rising in popularity. Michael Jackson also has a daughter named Paris. I've noticed that as soon as a star becomes popular or has a baby those names become very popular very quickly. Ava, Emily, Emma, Jaden and Roman are great examples of this.
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 9:53am
she's named after the location of one of her parents hotels.

Andi


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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 10:13am
Hilton is her last name, she's the heiress to the Hilton hotel chain. She was named Paris cuz it was their fave place to visit. They loved it there.
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 11:17am
well. that makes sense. any more info would be great.
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 2:15pm
Her paents probably picked it b/c they thought it sounded classy. It is a male name. It is the name of a male in mythology. I don't like it on a girl at all, and I think, even more these days b/c of Ms. Hilton, it sounds trashy.
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 3:46pm
Michael Jackson also has a daughter named Paris.
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 3:59pm
just curious, does paris hilton have a trashy rep? i thought she was old money? i don't know much about her. i remember paris from shakespeare (male).
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 4:27pm
Yes, Paris Hilton has a trashy rep. Have you ever seen her reality show!?! I know some of it's played up for TV, but geez, she is a total airhead, and if the item of clothing covers more than 6 inches of skin, appaerantly she can't wear it. There's also the little matter of the sex tape she made that was released and is now being sold....
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 4:50pm
I agree with the pp Paris Hilton does have a very trashy rep. Besides the fact that it is a boys name. Of course boy names for girls are really popular so I wouldn't worry about that. As for the origin of her name I was watching a show about the Hiltons they said they named her Paris because the wanted something different.I looked it up on Ivillage her is the meaning Paris, a 2-syllable boy's name of Greek origin, means: An abductor.

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Shelby

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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 9:03pm
Sorry, but I don't care for the name Paris at all. It definitely makes me think of Paris Hilton and I just think she is so annoying. Sorry.

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