Parthenia

Greek
"chaste maiden"

Parthenia Origin and Meaning

The name Parthenia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "chaste maiden".

Parthenia may be a bit unwieldy, but does conjure up majestic images of the Parthenon.

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The name Parthenia in Pop Culture

  • ~ Parthenia ("Parthy") Ann Hawks
    a character in Edna Ferber's novel "Show Boat" (1926)
  • ~ Comes from an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena; the Parthenon
    in Athens, was the temple of Athena Parthenos, i.e. Athena the maiden goddess
  • ~ "Parthenia" (c.1611)
    Renaissance music collection
  • ~ First seems to have been used as a name in the English
    speaking world in the 1870s