Parvati (Devanagari: पार्वती pārvatī) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which comes from the name of the goddess Parvati. Alternative spellings include Parvathy and Parvathi.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | goddess Parvati |
| Region of origin | India |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Parvathi, Parvathy, Parbati |
Notable people with the name edit
- Parvathy Thiruvothu (born 1989), Indian actress, who has appeared in films including Maryan and Bangalore Days
- Parvati Prasad Baruva (1904–1964), Indian Assamese-language poet, lyricist and dramatist
- Parvathy Baul (born 1976), Indian Bengali-language singer, musician and storyteller
- Parvathy Jayadevan, Indian Malayalam-language playback singer
- Parvathy Jayaram (born 1970), Indian actress
- Parvati Khan (née Maharaj), Indian-Trinidadian singer
- Parvathi Krishnan (1919–2014), Indian politician
- Parvati Kumari, Indian classical Sufi music singer
- Parvati Melton, American-Indian actress, who has appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films
- Parvathy Nair (born 1991), Indian actress, who has appeared in films including Story Kathe and Yennai Arindhaal
- Parvathy Ratheesh, Indian Malayalam actress
- Parvathy Omanakuttan (born 1987) is an Indian Bollywood actress, model and the winner of the 2008 Miss India pageant
- Parvati Shallow (born 1982), American television personality
- Parvathy Soman (born 1997), Indian singer
- Parbati Barua, Indian conservationist, known for Queen of the Elephants BBC documentary
- Parbati Charan Das (1923–1949), first Kargil martyr of India, made supreme sacrifice when trying to cross river Indus in October 1949
- Parbati Chaudhary, member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Parbati Giri (1926–1995), nicknamed the Mother Teresa of Western Odisha, was a prominent female freedom fighter from Odisha, India
- Parvathi Nayar (born 1964), Chennai born and based visual artist and creative writer
- Parvati Thapa (born 1970), Nepalese sports shooter
Fictional characters edit
- Parvati Patil, from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
- Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty, from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1917 novella, Devdas
- Parvati Wasatch, another name of Janice Soprano from the HBO TV series The Sopranos
- Parvati Holcomb, a possible companion character in the video game The Outer Worlds
See also edit
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