Paraskevi

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Paraskevi may refer to:

People

Paraskevi (Greek: Παρασκευή) is a Greek given name for girls. It is the feminine form of Paraskevas. Diminutive forms include Voula (Greek: Βούλα) and Evi (Greek: Εύη). The name comes from the Greek paraskeuḗ (Greek: πᾰρᾰσκευή), meaning "to prepare," a reference to Parasceve, the day of preparation before the Sabbath.

  • List of) saints named Paraskevi
  • Parashqevi Qiriazi (1880–1970), Albanian teacher
  • Paraskevi "Voula" Zouboulaki (1924–2015), Egyptian-Greek actress
  • Paraskevi "Evi" Christofilopoulou (born 1956), Greek politician
  • Paraskevi "Voula" Patoulidou (born 1965), Greek hurdler and long jumper
  • Paraskevi Tsiamita (born 1972), Greek jumper
  • Paraskevi Papachristou (born 1989), Greek athlete

Places in Greece

  • Paraskevi, Achaea, a village in Achaea
  • Paraskevi, Grevena, a village in Grevena

See also

  • List of saints named Paraskevi
  • Agia Paraskevi (disambiguation), for places and churches in Greece
  • Sveta Petka (disambiguation), Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian name for Parascheva of the Balkans
  • Paraskevas (given name)
  • Paraskevas (surname)
  • Praskovya
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