Meaning: Its source is parthenos, a Greek name meaning "Maiden."

Variant Forms: Parthena

Popularity: The name Parthenia ranked 3616th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: This name brings to mind the Parthenon of Athens, Greece. That temple mount was named after one of the aspects of the divine patroness of the city, Athena Parthenos (''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.