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Originally Posted By: twosleepyP.S. In checking for how Paris (the city) was named, it appears there is no connection to Paris (the Greek), but to a tribe of Gauls called Parisii. Couldn't find where that name came from, so if anyone knows, or can find it, I'd be interested!
Yes that is true. From memory it was the Romans who record this name, but I can't quite recall whether it was their own name for themselves (ie a Gaulish word Latinized) or just the name the Romans gave them.
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