Xavier Delamarre prefers to link the ethnic name to the P-Celtic root *pario- "cauldron" and translates Parisi as "they of the cauldrons" (taking their name after a distinctive type of vessel used by the Iron Age Celts).
Xavier Delamarre suggests that the name "Paris" is derived from the P-Celtic root *pario*, meaning "cauldron". As a result, it can be inferred that the Parisii tribe's name was likely inspired by a distinctive type of cooking vessel used by the Iron Age Celts.