Given name & surname · also German
Paar
“house of a priest”
Paar is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a German surname, Paar goes back to Middle Low German pār, meaning “house of a priest.”
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Where it comes from
As a German surname, it comes from Middle Low German pār.
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How it developed
From Middle Low German pār (“house of a priest”), from Latin parochia (“parish”).
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Paar’s family of names
In English usage, Paar as a surname has a related form in Par. In English usage, Paar as a surname has a related form in Pár.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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