Paraskeva

Bulgarian and Macedonian form of PARASKEVE.

PARASKEVE   female   Late Greek
Derived from Greek παρασκευη (paraskeue) meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (being the day of preparation). This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred in Rome.
EQUIVALENTS
BULGARIAN: Paraskeva
GREEK: Paraskevi
LATE GREEK: Paraskeve
MACEDONIAN: Paraskeva
RUSSIAN: Praskoviya, Praskovya
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
GREEK: Paraskevoula, Voula
MASCULINE FORMS
GREEK: Paraskevas
LATE GREEK: Paraskevas