Parisa or Pari?

[helpmedecide22]

Hi, we are thinking of what to register as the official name and love the name Pari, we want to go with that as the “known as” name, but should we put choose the longer version, Parisa, as the legal name? Or should we just register it as Pari since that’s what she will be called? DH thinks it’s too much confusion having a longer name and likes the simplicity of Pari being registered as the legal name. Please help! :)

I think Parisa is lovely and Pari is a sweet nickname.

Parisa is lovely though so I'd be inclined to put that as the official name. It's very soft and elegant.

Is it Paris-a or Pareesa? If it is the persian name, it's Pareesa
Pari sounds like the surname Parry (son of Harry)

@KirstenBlest Yep it’s the Persian Parisa & Pari

I would pronounce Pari more with an “ae” sound than the “a” sound in Harry.

Pari means Angel in my language. I love it!

@Mano2020 Which language do you speak? Oh interesting to hear different meanings! It means fairy in mine, so quite similar.

Punjabi and Hindi it is the same meaning

I like the full name and Pari as a nn (do you pronounce it like fairy, as you said ae?)

I misread one of the names as Pearl. Perhaps Pari could be short for Pearl? Paris's reminds me of Paris Hilton.

@Ducksurprise yep, i pronounce it a bit like the “ai” in fairy.

@Mano2020 how interesting! :)

Thanks, that is how I would naturally pronounce the name and I think it sounds lovely, and especially with the meaning.

Urdu speaker here. Parisa as the official name and Pari as the nn. Gorgeous name. Means fairy in my language.

I think i meant Fairy too haha

its seems like the majority like the idea of Parisa as registered name. Not sure why I’m leaning more towards having Pari as the “known as” name, and the legal name. I don’t know if I like the sound of Parisa as much as Pari… so confused!

** it seems like

It actually doesnt really come up much though DD has a 4 letter nn that for pretty much everything (including school) and certificates is her name. Her longer name only comes up for official stuff but I do think it is better that way. Gives her more options

I flit between my short form and longer form depending on how I feel.

I'd go Parisa nn Pari. Parisa is beautiful and so sophisticated IMO.

I rather like Pari- I know a family of Farsi (Persian) speakers and many of them seem to have these beautiful short, elegant names with delightful meanings which I have always liked.

Parisa is pretty but I think there is something confident and stylish about a shorter name like Pari.

Beautiful name - I LOVE Parisa nn Pari. I think the longer name gives her more options for when she’s older, and is elegant and gorgeous. Pari is a lovely nickname and so cute for a young child or teenager!

Thanks for all the lovely comments!

Would it be awful if we just went for Pari? For some reason Parisa just doesn’t feel right, even though the name is lovely.

I prefer Paris

It wouldn't be awful necessarily, but I think it's much better to give her the option of the longer version if she wants it and it's a really pretty name

Why would you not?

I prefer Parisa, but it's not my daughter - go with what you like!

Pari is lovely too. Agree with PPs that a lot of Farsi names are great

Is Pari a full name in it's own right in your culture? If so, go with that. It sounds lovely.
If not, go with Parisa. It won't be confusing at all for her to use Pari due to the first four letters being the same. Her mail will be addressed - Miss P ... Her spelling will be Pari or Pari and isa added.