Indian Baby Name Pari? (for a girl)

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Pa-ree pronunciation! Thanks xx

Aparantly it is of Persian, Iranian origin meaning "fairy".

I like it. Depending who you speak to they might think it is Paris.

Sweet. Sounds more like a nick name though.

@PandaFluff Ah I didn’t realise it has Persian origins! @partyatthepalace I was also worried about it sounding like Paris!!

I didn't either I googled it. It sounds pretty.

I like it.

Never heard it before, lovely. I do agree it sounds like it might be short for something

Pretty, even though it sounds close to Paris (when said the French way). But I don't think it's a big problem - after all Paris is an ancient name too (admittedly traditionally for boys).

There are longer options of Pari like Parineeti, Parina and Parisa but I’m not sure about them tbh I prefer Pari, but it does seem like a nickname. So confused!

Just thought I should revive this as I’m still unsure & need your wise opinions!
Do you think a longer version of Pari is necessary?
Parisa is Persian so I think either Parina or Parineeti could be the longer Indian name but I don’t know if I like them! There isn’t really any other name which can have Pari as a nn, unless you know any others?

Oooh I like Parina!

I quite like it, I've only seen it in a Khaled Hosseini novel (And The Mountains Echoed, I think).

I don't really like nicknames used as full names but Pari seems like a stand alone name to me.

Parul or Priyanka were my first thoughts if you wanted Pari as a nickname.

Supriya is another one, although more usually shortened to Priya.

I adore the name Premila although it’s considered very old fashioned now.

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Pa-ree pronunciation! Thanks xx

Are you Indian? If in an Indian area expect her to be called puri if someone’s teasing her - one of my friends’ dd’s got bullied like anything when she weed herself and was called pani puri.

Pari technically means ghoul. Lol Asian and Middle eastern fairies aren’t good little things with wings.

@GrumpyHoonMain (great user name) a pari isn’t a ghoul - it’s a little mischievous house fairy which moves things about, turns things upside down. Hence often used as a nickname for toddler daughters.

A djinn is a ghoul.

It’s pronounced purri by the way - not like puri!

[quote drainrat]@GrumpyHoonMain (great user name) a pari isn’t a ghoul - it’s a little mischievous house fairy which moves things about, turns things upside down. Hence often used as a nickname for toddler daughters.

A djinn is a ghoul.[/quote]
Depends on the language. In mine it def means ghoul and that’s why it’s used to describe girls. It’s not considered a good nickname at all but is popular as in my culture we don’t give good nicknames to kids to combat ‘nazar’. Eg my husband’s childhood nickname is ‘trash’

Fair point. We have no concept of ‘nazar’ in UP, quite a Punjabi thing I think?

I love the Lata Mangeshwar song about the ‘Nanhi Pari’.

And correcting my own translation, a djinn is a genie, not a ghoul; more morally and spiritually ambivalent.