Around the globe, Παρασκευή (Paraskevi 
, Παρασκευή , Parasceve 
) is a widespread female given name. The first name Παρασκευή is characteristic of Greece, where it is a prevalent girly name, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare female name, and Sweden, where it is a rare female name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Greece, the United States, and Cyprus. Also, Παρασκευή is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Paraskevi | Greece, United States, Cyprus, South Africa, Australia |
| Παρασκευή | Greece |
| Parasceve | Argentina, United States |
Παρασκευή is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paraskeva Pyatnitsa , the image based on personification of Friday and Параскева Матовић , character in Čedomir Ilić: a novel.
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παρασκευή ascetic saint, TR (b. 1000) |
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παρασκευή πατουλίδου Greek athlete, GR (b. 1965) |
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παρασκευή καντζά Greek Paralympian, GR (b. 1976) |
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| παρασκευή σιδερά-λύτρα GR (b. 1941) |
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| παρασκευή νουκάκη-μπαμπάλου GR (b. 1946) |
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| παρασκευή τσιαμήτα Greek triple jumper, GR (b. 1972) |
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| παρασκευή κωστάκη 1765, GR |
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| παρασκευή κοιλιά Greek basketball player, GR |
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| παρασκευή μεγάλου Greek actress, GR |
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| παρασκευή τσεσμελή Greek audio engineer, GR |
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| παρασκευή φίκα Greek applied mathematician, GR |
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| παρασκευή καραγιαννίδου Greek translator, GR |
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Ζώη, Δέλιου, Λιόλιου, Λέκκα, Σίμου, Μιχαήλ, Χατζή, Μιχαηλίδου, Παπαγιάννη, and Σταματίου