Hotels in Paris

The name comes from Paris that its inhabitants, the Gaulish tribe known as the Parisii. The town was called Lutetia (more fully, Lutetia Parisiorum, "Lutetia of the Parisii"), during the first-to sixth-century Roman occupation, but during the reign of Julian the Apostate (360-363) the city was renamed Paris.

Others believe that the name of the Parisii strain comes from the Celtic Gallic word meaning Parisio "working people" or "craftsmen." Since the beginning of the 20th century, Paris is known in French slang as Paname (J'suis Moi d'Paname, ie "I am from Paname"), a name that snake again favor with young people in recent years .

Paris has many nicknames, but the most famous is "La Ville-Lumiere" (literally, "The Light City", although most often translated as "The City of Lights" or "The City of Light"), a name due both to its fame as a center of education and ideas and the rapid adoption of street lighting. It is also known as the "City of Love" for its beautiful parks and monuments that make a great place for lovers to frolic.

Paris 'inhabitants are known in English as "Parisians' and in French as Parisiens. Parisians are often pejoratively called Parigots, a term first used in 1900 by residents outside the Paris region, but now the deadline may be considered endearing by Parisians themselves.