Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Pair A Dice, Pare Add Eyes, Paradise

 
Note the following in regards to a notable person recently added to Wikipedia’s Deaths in 2026 site:

Among those listed on Wikipedia’s Deaths in 2026 site within the last 8 days, 6 have surnames that begin with “par”, a word that in origin means “equal”.  As well, the names Parra, Paradi and Parks are directly connected by etymology to  “paradise”, with the generally meaning of “garden” or “pleasure park”.  

Tomas Parra first drew my attention to his surname, as noted in my recent August 9th post, The Golden Assk?!: 

Tomás Parra (1937 – 5 August 2026) Mexican sculptor

His first name meaning “twin” in origin is the first twin heads upp, and his surname is an addition to the recent “Twin Letters in Name” pattern cluster and the “Remove a Letter in Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster … and so making “para” (see in-depth etymology below), as in “safety/prevent” (ie: parachute, that translates literally into “prevent fall”)

On reading his wiki page, one place name stood out, Valparaíso, Chile, due to it having “para” within, and given the recent “Place/Land Theme” pattern cluster, this is another indication that we’re on the “wright” track.  The name Valparaiso is a combination of old Spanish words valle (valley) and paraíso (paradise), so “Paradise Valley”.  Note the etymology of paradise is “in front/around build (wall)” 

I decided to investigate wikipedia’s list of notable deaths for July 2026, for any whose surname begins with “par”, and found 6 for the entire month: 

So it appears likely then, that the 6 notable’s with “Par” beginning their surnames occurring in just 8 days (Aug 4–11) on Wikipedia’s Deaths in 2026 site, more than beats the “audds”. This is a twin heads upp— “Surnames Beginning with ‘Par’” pattern cluster. 

I recollect as well, that I had investigated “Paris” recently, note from my July 6, 2026 post, Fallen Fallers (Part 5: Eiffel …I Fell… eye Fell): 

So in following our next lead, I thought in terms of the fact that the surname Parisella is an addition to the “Word in Name” pattern cluster … on many accounts, providing us with “Paris, par, arise, rise, sell”.

Note the cryptic connection with “eye” and “i”… that connects with my more recent posts in Augusts.

It occurred to me that the word paradise contains a cryptic “pair a dice” via phonetics,… suggesting a gamble, … and is close enough to “pair/pare add eyes” as well. 

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Note the following etymology: 

Paradise (n.) late Old English, "the garden of Eden," from Old French paradis "paradise, garden of Eden" (11c.), from Late Latin paradisus "a park, an orchard; the garden of Eden, the abode of the blessed," from Greek paradeisos "a park; paradise, the garden of Eden," from an Iranian source similar to Avestan pairidaeza"enclosure, park" (Modern Persian and Arabic firdaus "garden, paradise"), a compound of pairi- "around" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of, near, against, around") + diz "to make, to form" a wall (from PIE root *dheigh- "to form, build"). The first element is cognate with Greek peri"around, about" (see per).

Pare  c. 1300, paren, "peel (fruit), cut off the crust (of bread)," from Old French parer"arrange, prepare; trim, adorn," and directly from Latin parare "make ready, prepare, furnish, provide, arrange, order; contrive, design, intend, resolve; procure, acquire, obtain, get; get with money, buy, purchase" (related to parire"produce, bring forth, give birth to"), from PIE *par-a-, suffixed form of root *pere- (1) "to produce, procure."

pair  mid-13c., paire, "a set of two, two of a kind coupled in use," from Old French paire "pair, couple," and directly from Medieval Latin paria "equals," neuter plural of Latin par (genitive paris) "a pair, counterpart, equal," noun use of par(adj.) "equal, equal-sized, well-matched" (see par (n.))



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