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I saw this name in the newspaper and I couldn't find any information on its origin. The bearer is Muslim, and I'm guessing she's Eastern European. It sounds like it could be etymologically related to Praskovya, but I don't know. Could someone please tell me what it means and its origin?
This message was edited 7/23/2010, 10:03 AM
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That is so true
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I would say it is a variation of the Russian/Est European (originally Greek) name Paraskeva, which seems to have a lot of different forms: Petka, Paraskeve, Paraskevi, Praskovie, Pyatnitsa, Pyetka, Paraskevoula, Paraschiva, Voula.
The romanization from cyrillic and the fact that arabic alphabet doesn't usually mark the vowels could explain the strangeness of this particular name.
The romanization from cyrillic and the fact that arabic alphabet doesn't usually mark the vowels could explain the strangeness of this particular name.
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