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Praskovya
Praskovya
or
Praskovia
is an old Russian
feminine given name
. It
derives
from the
Greek
female name
Paraskeve
, meaning "preparation" or "Friday", the name of a martyred 2nd-century saint.
It may
refer to
Tsarevna Praskovya Ivanovna of
Russia
Praskovya
Bruce
, Russian lady-in-waiting and
noble
Praskovya
Ivanovskaya
,
Russian revolutionary
Praskovia Kovalyova-Zhemchugova,
Russian serf
actress
and
soprano
opera singer
Praskovia
Saltykova
, Russian
tsaritsa
Praskovya
Uvarova
,
Russian archaeologist