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Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: پروین) is a Persian-Kurdish given name meaning

Pleiades The Pleiades (), also known as The Seven Sisters, Messier 45 and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. At a distance ...

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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

and

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It is also used as a last name. Spellings and / or transcriptions might differ depending on the country: Parvin, Perveen, Pervin or Parween.

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Parvin Ahmadinejad Parvin Ahmadinejad ( fa, پروين احمدی‌نژاد; born 3 February 1962) is an Iranian politician. She is the sister of former President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Career Ahmedinejad served as an advisor at the presidential women office. She ...

(born 1962), Iranian politician *

Parvin Ardalan Parvin Ardalan ( fa, پروین اردلان; born 1967 in Tehran) with a Kurdish background, although not a Kurdish speaker, is a leading Iranian women's rights activist, writer and journalist. She was awarded the Olof Palme Prize in 2007 for he ...

(born 1967), Iranian women's rights activist, writer and journalist *

Parveen Babi Parveen Babi (4 April 1954 – 20 January 2005) was an Indian actress and model. Recognized for her roles in Hindi films throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Babi was known for her "glamorous" acting style, and was one of the highest-paid ...

(1954 –2005), Indian actress *

Pervin Buldan Pervin Buldan (born 6 November 1967) is a Turkish politician. She was a member of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). She is President of Yakay-Der and one of the deputy speakers in the 26th Parliament of Turkey. On 11 February 2018, she was el ...

(born 1967), Turkish politician *

Parvin Darabi Parvin Darabi ( fa, پروین دارابی; born 1941, Tehran) is an Iranian-born American activist, writer and defender of women’s rights. Background Darabi studied at California State University Northridge, University of Southern California ...

(born 1941), Iranian born American activist, writer and defender of women's rights * Parvin Dowlatabadi (1924–2008), Iranian children's author and poet *

Parvin E'tesami Parvin E'tesami (1907 – April 5, 1941) also known as Rakhshandeh Etesami ( fa, رخشنده اعتصامی), and Parvin Etesami ( fa, پروین اعتصامی), was an Iranian 20th-century Persian poet. Life Parvin E'tesami was born in 1907 ...

(1907–1941), Iranian poet *

Parween Hayat Parveen Hayat (In Arabic/Urdu: پروین حیات ) became the first female to serve as city president of the Pakistan People’s Party in Lahore, Pakistan, During the exile of the party leader Benazir Bhutto. She also holds the title of the longe ...

, Pakistani politician * Shama Parveen Magsi (born 1950), politician from Balochistan province of Pakistan * Pervin Özdemir (born 1951), Turkish ceramic artist *

Selina Parvin Selina Parvin (31 March 193114 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet. She is one of the intellectual martyrs killed by Al-Badr on 14 December, immediately before the victory after the 9-month-long war of independence of Banglades ...

(1931–1971), Bangladeshi journalist * Parween Pazhwak (born 1967), Afghan artist and poet and writer in the Persian language * Parveen Shakir (1952–1994) Pakistani Urdu poet, teacher and civil servant *

Parvin Soleimani Parvin Soleimani ( fa, پروین سلیمانی : 13 June 1922 – 1 June 2009) was an Iranian actress of theater and Film, cinema, who dedicated over 60 years of her life to Iranian art and cinema. She died at the age of 86 in Tehran. Car ...

(1922–2009), Iranian actress of theater and cinema *

Parveen Sultana Begum Parveen Sultana ( as, বেগম পাৰৱীন চুলতানা; born May 1950) is an Indian Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014 by the Gove ...

(born 1950), Indian Hindustani classical singer

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Parvin Dabas Parvin Dabas (born 12 July 1974) is an Indian actor, director and model, who works predominantly in Hindi and English language films. Early life Parvin Dabas was born on 12 July 1974. His family is from Kanjhawala, Outer Delhi. He studied in M ...

(born 1974), Indian actor and model *

Parvin Darabadi Parvin Darabadi ( az, Pərvin Darabadi; 1947 — 2017) was a Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor at the International Relations Department, Baku State University. He is the author of more than 100 scientific, academic-methodological, and sc ...

, professor at the International Relations Department, Baku State University *

Parvin Mammadov Parvin Mammadov is an Azerbaijani Paralympic powerlifter. He won bronze in the Men's 49 kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 2 ...

, Azerbaijani Paralympic powerlifter *

Alfred Parvin Alfred William Parvin (31 December 1859 – 12 July 1916) was an English first-class cricketer. Parvin represented Hampshire in a single first-class match against Kent in 1885, which was Hampshire's final season with first-class status unt ...

(1859–1916), English cricketer *

Ali Parvin Ali Parvin ( fa, علی پروين ; born 25 September 1946) is a retired Iranian football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Iranian footballers. During his career, he has been associated mainly with Persepolis, pla ...

(born 1947), Iranian football player *

Landon Parvin Landon Parvin (born 1948) is a Republican speech writer who has written for several U.S. politicians, including Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 1982, while working fo ...

(born 1948), American political speech

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Parvin Bridge The Parvin Bridge is a covered bridge located in Lane County, Oregon, U.S. near Dexter. It was built in 1921 as a single-lane bridge across Lost Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Willamette River. The bridge was a replacement for a Howe ...

, Lane County, Oregon, US *

Parvin State Park Parvin State Park is a state park located in the southwestern part of New Jersey. Situated around Parvin Lake on the edge of the Pine Barrens, the park includes pine forests, hardwood forests, and swamps. The park is located near Pittsgrove Tow ...

, New Jersey, US

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PARVA Parva may refer to: * PARVA, a gene * The 18 parvas, books or chapters of the ''Mahabharata'' * Parva (band), name of English band Kaiser Chiefs from 2000 to 2003 * ''Parva'' (2002 film), a Kannada language film by Sunil Kumar Desai * ''Parva ...

gene, encodes the protein alpha-parvin in humans *

Parvin (mango) The 'Parvin' mango is a named commercial mango cultivar that originated in Southwest Florida. History The original tree was reportedly grown from a Haden mango seed, and was planted in 1940 on the property of Clint Fisk Parvin in Bradenton, F ...

, mango

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