Meaning and Origin
What does the name Paradise mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Arkansas, U.S., the name Paradise means "Amazing".
- The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation.
- The abode of sanctified souls after death."To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise." [Luke xxiii. 43.]"It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise." [Longfellow.]
- A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a state of happiness."The earth Shall be all paradise." [Milton.]"Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision." [Beaconsfield.]
- [Arch] An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
- A churchyard or cemetery.(Obs)
Etymology: OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairidaēza an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis
- (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death
- Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos); see there for more. Cognate with Arabic فِرْدَوْس (firdaws).
- (chiefly religion) Heaven; the abode of sanctified souls after death.
- (figuratively) A very pleasant place.
- an island in the Caribbean
- (figuratively) A very positive experience.
- (architecture) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
- A churchyard or cemetery.
paradise was also found in the following language(s): Latin