Parthenia - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Parthenia \p(a)-rthe-nia, par-thenia\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "maiden". The Parthenon of Athens, Greece, was named after one of the aspects of the divine patroness of the city, Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Maiden". Athena was one of three virgin goddesses of ancient Greek mythology, the other two being Artemis, goddess of the moon, and Hestia, goddess of the hearth.

Parthenia has 6 variant forms: Partheenia, Parthena, Parthenie, Parthinia, Pathina and Pathinia.

Baby names that sound like Parthenia are Parthenope and Prudencia.

Parthenia is an uncommon female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Parthenia. Click here to compare Parthenia with related baby names.