Parvati ( Deva, पार्वती, pārvatī) is a

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Indian feminine

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, which comes from the name of the goddess

Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi i ...

. Alternative spellings include Parvathy and Parvathi.

Notable people with the name

Parvathy Thiruvothu Parvathy Thiruvothu Kottuvattaa (born 7 April 1988) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil language films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards South, and two Kerala State Film Award ...

(born 1989), Indian actress, who has appeared in films including ''Maryan'' and ''Bangalore Days'' *

Parvati Prasad Baruva Parvati Prasad Baruva (1904–1964) was a noted poet, lyricist, and dramatist: an icon of Assamese literature and the culture of Assam. Known for his simple and sensitive use of the Assamese language, he is popularly known as the ''Geetikavi''; ...

(1904–1964), Indian Assamese-language poet, lyricist and dramatist *

Parvathy Baul Parvathy Baul is a Baul folk singer, musician and storyteller from Bengal and one of the leading Baul musicians in India. Trained under Baul gurus, Sanatan Das Baul, Shashanko Goshai Baul in Bengal, she has been performing both in India and ot ...

(born 1976), Indian Bengali-language singer, musician and storyteller * Parvathy Jayadevan, Indian Malayalam-language playback singer *

Parvathy Jayaram Ashwathy Kurup (born 7 April 1970), better known by her stage name Parvathy and married name Parvathy Jayaram (Aswathi Jayaram) , is a former Indian actress, costume designer and classical dancer, who appeared in Malayalam films. Parvathy was ...

(born 1970), Indian actress *

Parvati Khan Parvati Khan ( Maharaj) is a pop singer and model, who sang the song ''Jimmy Jimmy Aaja'' in the 1982 Bollywood hit movie ''Disco Dancer'', which won a ''Gold Disc'' award. She is also known for the song ''Khula Tala Chod Aayi''. Early life Parv ...

(née Maharaj), Indian-Trinidadian singer *

Parvathi Krishnan Parvathi Krishnan (15 March 1919 – 20 February 2014) was an Indian politician from the Communist Party of India. She was a three time former Member of Parliament representing Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency and Rajya Sabha member. She was ...

(1919–2014), Indian politician * Parvati Kumari, Indian classical Sufi music singer *

Parvati Melton Parvati Melton (born January 7, 1988) is an American model turned actress of Indian and German descent known for her works in Telugu and Malayalam language films. She acted with Raja in the film ''Vennela'', which turned out to be a success. She ...

, American-Indian actress, who has appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films *

Parvathy Nair Parvati Nair (born 5 December 1992) is an Indian model and actress who works in the South Indian film industry. Born into a Malayali family in Abu Dhabi, she trained as a software professional from Manipal Institute of Technology. She started ...

(born 1991), Indian actress, who has appeared in films including ''Story Kathe'' and ''Yennai Arindhaal'' *

Parvathy Ratheesh Parvathy Ratheesh is an Indian actress who works in the Malayalam cinema. She is also the daughter of the late popular veteran Malayalam actor, Ratheesh who has acted in numerous successful films in late 1970s. Personal life Parvathy Rath ...

, Indian Malayalam actress *

Parvathy Omanakuttan Parvathy Omanakuttan (born 13 March 1987) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss India 2008 and later became first runner-up at Miss World 2008. She was also awarded the titles of ''Miss World Asia & Oce ...

(born 1987) is an Indian Bollywood actress, model and the winner of the 2008 Miss India pageant *

Parvati Shallow Parvati Shallow ( ; born September 21, 1982) is an American television personality and was the $1 million winner of the reality television series '' Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites''. She had previously competed in '' Survivor: Cook I ...

(born 1982), American television personality * Parvathy Soman (born 1997), Indian singer *

Parbati Barua Parbati Barua ( as, পাৰ্বতী বৰুৱা) is an Assamese politician, animal conservation activist and a ''Mahout'' (Indian term for an elephant tamer and caretaker), Born as one of nine children to late Prakritish Chandra 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

* Parvati Patil, from J.K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series * Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty, from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1917 novella, ''

Devdas ''Devdas'' ( bn, দেবদাস, transliterated as ''Debdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidd ...

'' * Parvati Wasatch, another name of

Janice Soprano Janice Soprano Baccalieri is a fictional character on the HBO television drama series ''The Sopranos'' and in the film '' The Many Saints of Newark''. In ''The Sopranos'', Janice is portrayed by Aida Turturro who’s the eldest sibling of the ...

from the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos'' *

Parvati Holcomb Parvati Holcomb is a character in the 2019 video game ''The Outer Worlds''. She was initially conceived by Chris L'Etoile for Obsidian before duties were taken over by Kate Dollarhyde. She is voiced by Ashly Burch, who was chosen for the role afte ...

, a possible companion character in the video game ''The Outer Worlds''

Notable people with the name

Fictional characters

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