Praskovya or Praskovia (russian: Прасковья) is an old Russian feminine given name. It derives from the Greek female name
Paraskeve, meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (Friday being the day of preparation), the name of a martyred 2nd-century saint.
It may refer to
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Tsarevna Praskovya Ivanovna of Russia (1694–1731)
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Praskovya Bruce
Countess Praskovya Aleksandrovna Bruce (Прасковья Александровна Брюс; née Rumyantseva; 1729–1785) was a Russian
lady-in-waiting and noble, confidant of Catherine the Great.
Life
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(1729–1785), Russian lady-in-waiting and noble
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Praskovya Ivanovskaya
Praskovya Ivanovskaya (russian: Прасковья Семёновна Ивановская; 3 November 1852 – 19 September 1935) was a revolutionary from the Russian Empire, was a member of both the Narodnaya Volya (People's Will) and Social ...
(1852–1935), Russian revolutionary
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Praskovia Kovalyova-Zhemchugova
Praskovia Ivanovna Kovalyova-Zhemchugova also Kovaleva or Kovalyova, Kovaleva-Zhemchugova, Zhemchugova-Sheremeteva, and Sheremeteva or Sheremetyeva (''Прасковья Ивановна Жемчугова'', ''Ковалёва'', ''Шерем ...
(1768–1803), Russian serf actress and soprano opera singer
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Praskovia Saltykova (1664–1723), Russian tsaritsa
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Praskovya Uvarova (1840–1924), Russian archaeologist
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Russian feminine given names