Paraskevi

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 athlete and 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