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Gender Feminine
Scripts पार्वती(Sanskrit, Hindi)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈpɑɹ.və.ti/(American English) /ˈpɑː.və.ti/(British English)

Meaning & History

Means "of the mountains", derived from Sanskrit पर्वत (parvata) meaning "mountain". Parvati is a Hindu goddess of love and power, the benign form of the wife of Shiva. A daughter of the mountain god Himavat, she was a reincarnation of Shiva's first wife Sati. She is the mother of Ganesha and Skanda.