Paraire (and its variant "Parayre") is an Occitan surname derived from the Occitan "parar" which means "to adorn/ornament". It is a trade name designating the sheet trimmer. Relatively popular surname in the Pyrénées-Orientales (French Catalonia) because of its meaning, the sheet trimmer being a popular and flourishing profession in the city of Perpignan in the Middle Ages. Also found in Tarn (department of the city of Albi). We know that individuals with the name "Paraire" were part of the Albigensian troops in the Middle Ages.
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It is a trade name designating the sheet trimmer.
Relatively popular surname in the Pyrénées-Orientales (French Catalonia) because of its meaning, the sheet trimmer being a popular and flourishing profession in the city of Perpignan in the Middle Ages.
Also found in Tarn (department of the city of Albi). We know that individuals with the name "Paraire" were part of the Albigensian troops in the Middle Ages.