Pärsimägi

Pärsimägi is an Estonian surname and toponym. In Estonia, it appears as a family name and is associated with rural localities and farms. The name is formed from the element Mägi, meaning hill in Estonian, combined with Pärsi- as a prefix. The exact origin of the Pärsi- element is not clearly established in public sources; it may derive from a personal name or an older descriptive term. As such, Pärsimägi is likely to be toponymic, originating from a place name that described a hill or landscape feature.

The surname is most commonly found in Estonia, with records concentrated in Estonian genealogical databases and civil registers. Outside Estonia, occurrences are rare and typically reflect historical migration or genealogical connections to Estonian communities in the Baltic region and among the diaspora.

There are no widely recognized individuals with the surname Pärsimägi documented in major encyclopedias. Local or regional figures may bear the name, but they are not widely known in international contexts.

The name can appear with orthographic variants in historical records, particularly in 19th and early 20th-century documents when Estonian surnames were standardized.