Given name

Paraska

Paraska is a feminine given name from Russian. It is used in Ingrian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Paraska comes from Russian.

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How it developed

From Russian Параскева.

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Paraska’s family of names

In Ingrian usage, Paraska has a conventional equivalent in the English form PARASKEVI.

Walk Paraska’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Paraska

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Russian

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Russian

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Russian

Pavlova

Pavlova is a surname from Russian.

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Russian

Annuška

Annuška is a feminine given name from Russian. It is used in Ingrian.

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Russian

Paretsky

Paretsky is a surname from Russian.

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Russian

Parhiala

Parhiala is a surname from Russian. It is used in Finnish.

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Ancient Greek

Parfeni

Parfeni is a surname from Russian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Romanian.

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Russian

Parkkinen

Parkkinen is a surname from Russian. It is used in Finnish.

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Sibling ideas

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