Parveen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Parveen – Meaning: The Pleiades star cluster – Origin: Persian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: par-VEEN


Parveen is a Persian girl's name meaning “The Pleiades star cluster”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Parveen

Meaning: The Pleiades star cluster.

Origin: Persian.

A common claim: Commonly glossed simply as 'star' Actually: 'Star' is an oversimplification -- the Persian word specifically denotes the Pleiades star cluster, not stars generally.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Parveen

Phonetic: par-VEEN   IPA: /pɑːrˈviːn/

Popularity of Parveen

Parveen doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Parveen

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