Persian name Parisa

[Leila2020]

What do you think of Parisa? It is a Persian name meaning Fairy-like, and fits our background. It is quite a well known name in our culture but I wonder how it will be perceived by others? It is pronounced Paree- Sah. What are your initial thoughts when you see this name? Pretty or absolutely awful? Honest opinions please!

Shirin, Ziba? Or something floral?

I know a Parisa, pretty name

Rose. Short and sweet.

I love it. Pretty and unusual, but not freaky! A rare feat.

I know someone with the name and I absolutely adore it!

I like it! And guessed the spelling correctly!

Absolutely love Parisa, never heard of it before but it's a really beautiful name.

Parisa is absolutely gorgeous. I never comment on here but had to pop in and say so. Personally I prefer family names for middle names, anyone you’d like to ‘honour’

Thank you so much everyone! Wow I am taken aback by how much you all love the name, I was expecting some very harsh comments! 😮 So happy see!

Middle name options
Parisa Noor
Parisa Sofia (family name)
Parisa Faria (family name)

I can’t really think of any other ones at the moment, especially not any one syllable names.
I don’t like jasmine or Rose because Parisa already means fairy, so a flower name will be a bit too girly I think...

My DD is called Parisa, my DH is Iranian. Everyone has always commented on what a beautiful name it is

I personally would pair Parisa with a name ending in a because I think it can be a bit hard to say, but I find the name Parisa so pretty and fitting with your background. Go with something you love because ultimately you’ll be the ones saying it hundreds of times each day!

Sorry wouldn’t* (autocorrect!)

Parisa Rose sounds beautiful together. Parisa is lovely.

Not a fan of Noor (not Persian anyway) but like Sofia though. It kind of rolls off the tongue.

I love Parisa! Great choice.

Azar, meaning flame

Thank you for all the input, all really useful advice and I’ve got a lot to think about! I’m tempted to go for Parisa Sofia but I know it is quite a mouthful, Sofia has a personal connection to me, name of an important family member, but the length of the two names together is slightly putting me off... What do you think?

I really love Parisa Faria, I don’t think it’s that hard to say. My frist middle name and first name both end with A and it’s really not an issue

Felicity that’s reassuring! Most good names end in “a” so it’s pretty difficult to avoid anyway, I’ll just go for the middle name that is meaningful even if it ends in an “a”, otherwise I’ll end up choosing a name which I don’t like as the middle name, just for the sake of it “sounding right”.

Lovely name. I know a Parisa, nickname is Pari

I would wonder if it's "Pareeza" or "Pareessa"---but it's very pretty. Go for it!

What about Parisa Sofie?

I also know a Parisa, nn Pari.

What about Parisa Amira? Fairy princess 😁.

You don’t often use middle names anyways and - in my experience - it’s not the norm in Iran.