Given name · Russian
Прасковья
“the day of Preparation, before the Passover”
Прасковья (Praskóvʹja) is a feminine given name from Koine Greek, meaning “the day of Preparation, before the Passover.” It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Praskovya.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Прасковья means “the day of Preparation, before the Passover.”
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How it developed
From Koine Greek παρασκευή (“the day of Preparation, before the Passover”).
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Прасковья’s family of names
In Russian usage, Прасковья has a diminutive in Паша. In Russian usage, Прасковья has a later derivative in Paro. In Russian usage, Прасковья has a conventional equivalent in the English form Praskovya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Прасковья has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Прасковья
- Praskovia SaltykovaTsarina consort of Russia (1664-1723)
- Larin ParaskeIzhorian oral poet (1833-1904)
- Praskovya AngelinaSoviet tractor driver (1913-1959)
- Praskovia Kovalyova-ZhemchugovaRussian actor and opera singer1768–1803
- Praskovya UvarovaRussian archaeologist (1840–1924)
- Praskovya IvanovskayaRussian writer and politician (1852–1935)
- Praskovya Ivanovna of Russiadaughter of Tsar Ivan V of Russia1694–1731
- Praskovia Arianeditor1864–1949
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