Paraskeve

Gender Feminine
Usage Late Greek [1]
Scripts Παρασκευή(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek παρασκευή (paraskeue) meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (being the day of preparation). This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred in Rome.

Related Names

Masculine FormParaskevas
Other Languages & CulturesParaskeva(Bulgarian) Paraskevi, Paraskevoula, Voula(Greek) Paraskeva(Macedonian) Praskovia, Praskoviya, Praskovya(Russian)

Name Days

Greece: July 26

Categories

actions, Ancient Greek words, Catholic saints, days, days of the week, Greek words, holidays, martyrs, Orthodox saints, saints, time periods, victims

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Παρασκευή.
Entry updated October 6, 2024