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Gender: Female Meaning of Parthenia: "chaste maiden" Origin of Parthenia: Greek

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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Pop Culture References for the name Parthenia

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~ 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
~ Latinized form of Greek partheneia = "maidenhood"
~ Greek parthenos = "a woman who chooses her own husband" (mistranslated "virgin")
~ "Parthenia" (c.1611), Renaissance music collection
~ First seems to have been used as a name in the English-speaking world in the 1870s

Nicknames & Variations for Parthenia

Parthena, Parthenie, Parthenope

Comments

Daiseymae Says:

2018-05-12T22:52:27

Really? I have a relative who went by her middle name too. Her name was Parthenia Belle, and she went only by Belle.

MJadeF Says:

2016-07-07T04:02:42

This is a very beautiful name.

ClimenceAliceMarie Says:

2016-03-18T11:44:01

This was my great grandmother's middle name. She seemed to go more by her middle than her first name. I would too, Parthenia is very pretty, despite its button up prim and proper image. That might put others off, but I like the upright elegance feel along with it Grecian roots. It seems to stabilize the name, giving it more legitimacy and well rounded -ness.

rie Says:

2015-04-11T21:47:01

Pretty•