Parisā () is a

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feminine given name.

History

The ancient Persian name "Parysatis" () is related to this name. Two notable women with the name "Parysatis" are:

Parysatis Parysatis (; , ; 5th-century BC) was a Persian queen, consort of Darius II and had a large influence during the reign of Artaxerxes II. Biography Parysatis was the daughter of King of Kings Artaxerxes I of Persia and Andria of Babylon. She wa ...

, who was the wife of

Darius II Darius II ( ; ), also known by his given name Ochus ( ), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 423 BC to 405 or 404 BC. Following the death of Artaxerxes I, in 424 BC or 423 BC, there was a struggle for power between his sons. The vic ...

(), (''Dārayavahuš''), king of the

Persian Empire The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (; , , ), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based in modern-day Iran, it was the larg ...

and Parysatis II, the youngest daughter of

Artaxerxes III Ochus ( ), known by his dynastic name Artaxerxes III ( ; ), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 359/58 to 338 BC. He was the son and successor of Artaxerxes II and his mother was Stateira. Before ascending the throne Artaxerxes was ...

of Persia, who was the wife of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...

. "Pari" can be used as a diminutive of Parisa, however Pari () is used as a name of its own right as well. Pari is sometimes incorrectly translated to angel; Fereshteh () is a feminine given name that means

angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

. The Pari (or Peri) in

Persian mythology Iranian mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples and a genre of ancient Persian folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the worl ...

are described to be a race of beautiful and benevolent supernatural

fairy A fairy (also called fay, fae, fae folk, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Cel ...

beings, earlier regarded as malevolent.

People with the given name Parisa

Notable people with the name Parisa include: *

Parisa Fātemeh Vā'ezi (, born March 16, 1950, in Tonekabon, Iran), better known as Parisā (), is a Iranian traditional music, Persian classical singer, Avaz (music), Avaz master, and one of the foremost female vocalists from Iran. Early life and m ...

(born 1950), Iranian vocalist and musician * Parisa Bakhtavar (born 1972), Iranian film and television director *

Parisa Fakhri Parisa J. Fakhri is an Iranian American actress and voice actress who works for Funimation. Her voice roles include Arisa Uotani in '' Fruits Basket (2001)'' and Bra in ''Dragon Ball GT''. She has guest-starred in a number of live action televi ...

(born 1975), Iranian actress * Parisa Fitz-Henley (born 1977), Jamaican-American actress * Parisa Damandan (born 1967), Iranian art historian * Parisa Liljestrand (born 1983), Swedish politician for the

Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( , , M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative* * * * * List of political parties in Sweden, political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free ma ...

* Parisa Mehrkhodavandi, a Canadian chemist. * Parisa Tabriz (born 1983), Iranian-American computer security expert who works for Google as a Director of Engineering

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History

People with the given name Parisa

See also

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