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No. It is named after the Gaulish tribe of the Parisii which lived here two thousand years ago.

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No. It was named after the Latin name of the local tribe, the Parisii.

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The city of Paris, France, isn't named for the Trojan prince. It was named for the tribe of people who lived in the region, called the Parisii.


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